Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


April 19, 2010:Gaussian Spider and more

What a surprise. There was continuous gloom yesterday - but today the sky cleared and there were nice reflections + morning mist and all sorts of insect surprises. Morning reflections

apr 19 4889 morning reflections

Reflections of morning clouds

apr 19 4890 morning reflections

Morning mist

apr 19 4893 morning mist

Morning mist

apr 19 4894 morning mist

A fern

apr 19 4897 fern

Through a dew drop (new 35mm lens)

apr 19 4903 bb thorn drop 35mm

Through a dew drop (new 35mm lens)

apr 19 4907 bb thorn drop 35mm

Blackberry thorns and a dew drop

apr 19 4913 blackberry thorn drop

Another image

apr 19 4932 drop image

Spiral green

apr 19 4954 green spiral

A different focal point

apr 19 4958 green spiral

Cyrtophora ? - The super structure and the not-so-Gaussian tent

apr 19 4960 gaussian spider

The matrix nature of the Cyrtophora web

apr 19 4966 matrix spider

Leucauge venusta hiding

apr 19 4977 leucauge hiding

Wrapping a bee

apr 19 5011 leucauge dinner

In the home position with dinner hanging

apr 19 5018 leucauge dinner

This is a new spider that just caught breakfast

apr 19 5035 dinner

In the hiding position

apr 19 5059 spider hiding

Hiding

apr 19 5066 spider hiding

A strand of spider silk

apr 19 5071 spider silk

Eyes of my new spider

apr 19 5072 long legs close

Long legs

apr 19 5072 long legs

Eyes of my new spider

apr 19 5079 spider eyes

Hiding

apr 19 5079 spider hiding

Hiding

apr 19 5086 male spider hiding

Male palps

apr 19 5096 male palps

iAttacking the flower

apr 19 5097 male spider

Climbing

apr 19 5104 male climbing

Hiding

apr 19 5112 hiding spider

Another - this one is a female

apr 19 5119 spider stem

Daisy drop magnifier

apr 19 5139 daisy drop

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