Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


January 30, 2010: Cyclosa

On my way to my spider observatory I passed several funnel webs and their occupants. Here is one I thought would be interesting. Only later did I realize that her web was sprinkled with morning dew.

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Nearby was a very cooperative fly - i.e. stationary

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And her eye

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Cyclosa bifida weaving her web

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Another view

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C. bifida weaving

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More weaving - tough focus - early morning, low light

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Her web

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This is probably Cyclosa insulana with very decorative stabilimenta

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Another view

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A white butterfly

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Orange skipper

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A jumper was exiting her home - a blade of grass joined at the edges

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Jumping spider - leaving her home

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Looking at me

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Web with rain drops (by me and my mister)

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C. Frank Starmer

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