Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Monday, August 24, 2009
Arachnophobes, Look Away
Really, if you don't like spiders you won't like this post.
We start to see some misty, foggy mornings about this time of year and they do magical things to the meadow.
About a week ago, we had one such morning. When the fog lifted and the sun filtered through, it lit up dozens of sparkling spider webs.
I see several types of spider here, although I wasn't trying to photograph spiders - just their webs.
One spider was especially striking. Sheer size alone would command attention, even if it didn't have this beautiful multicolored pattern.
Thanks to a post by Naomi on her Nature Nerd blog, I think I've identified this as some species of Argiope.
There's so much variation in the style of webs, once you begin to really look at them.
Labels: spiders
9 Comments:
Excellent capture.. spiderwebs are incredible works of art~gail
Gail: Although I like to see the spider webs in the meadow, I'm less enthusiastic about the one I just found between the patio umbrella and the house - it's huge!
This is a fantastic post...which such interesting photos. Fascinating and beautiful. I love spiders...just not ON me! I too often find myself walking through part of a web and get shivers as I try to pick it off me! I need to get up a lot earlier so I can enjoy the morning dew. I've gotten too lazy. My husband and I started walking again in the mornings so hopefully I'll pay more attention. But even later in the day, I often see them, just not very clearly or as strikingly beautiful.
Those are some lovely webs and photos.
Jan: This seems to be the season of spider webs. I'm finding them everywhere!
Nicole: Thanks!
I'm not a huge fan of spiders but this is beautiful, great shots.
Greetings from Tyra in Vaxholm
Tyra: Thanks! for stopping by to look, especially if you don't like spiders :-)
I didn't see if any of the pics could be enlarged because of the warning and I looked really quickly at the pics, but from what I saw they're great captures.
MBT: LOL! (but, yes, all the photos can be enlarged)
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