Orb Weaver in the Morning
by Fon Denton
Title
Orb Weaver in the Morning
Artist
Fon Denton
Medium
Photograph - Photograph Prints
Description
A beautiful Golden Orb Weaver spider, in the center of it's web , backlit by the morning sunlight. How many of you have walked into one of these, and freaked a bit? They are harmless to humans and great garden partners, as they prey on harmful insects. Damp with the morning dew, and backlit by the sun, it is highly visible. However, from the opposite direction, the highly detailed web, fades into invisibility. The dense zigzag of silk in the center, known as a stabilimentum, is only seen in the web of spiders which are active during the day. It's purpose is widely debated. Some say it acts as camouflage for the spider lurking in the web's center, some say it attracts prey, and some contend that it is to warn birds of the otherwise hard to see web.
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August 13th, 2020
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Judi Dressler
Fabulous capture, with that perfect web standing out clearly and the spider in the middle! l/f
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