Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

Another view

yet another view

A small Leucauge decorata with an unusual vertical web

Another view

Nephila in front of a Simpoh flower

Then the rains came and some damage - here are shots of web repair.

Before the rain

After the rain - weaving circumferential strands.

Gluing a strand to one of the supporting strands

What an acrobat

Here you can see a strand of drag line silk being extruded

Continuous extrusion while building circumferential strands. Here her right rear leg is drawing out the strand and she will attach it to one of the radial strands.

Here her left rear leg is pulling the strand while her right rear leg positions the next radial strand

Another view

And walking home, there are bananas in the making

C. Frank Starmer

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