Connections

[Kurt Harrigan]

I can almost envision a tramway here......

 

[Ben Egbert]

"Along came a spider". Another beauty Kurt.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nope - it's a spider tramline amusement park

Nice shot.

 

[JimFox]

Super cool Kurt. I really like your choice of DoF in this, that adds a lot.

 

[Mahikan]

Nice!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I am always amazed how the web gets strung onto points far apart. Nice image, Kurt.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I am always amazed how the web gets strung onto points far apart. Nice image, Kurt.

Many webs span gaps between objects which the spider could not cross by crawling. This is done by first producing a fine adhesive thread to drift on a faint breeze across a gap. When it sticks to a surface at the far end, the spider feels the change in the vibration. The spider reels in and tightens the first strand, then carefully walks along it and strengthens it with a second thread. This process is repeated until the thread is strong enough to support the rest of the web. Wikipedia

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Many webs span gaps between objects which the spider could not cross by crawling. This is done by first producing a fine adhesive thread to drift on a faint breeze across a gap. When it sticks to a surface at the far end, the spider feels the change in the vibration. The spider reels in and tightens the first strand, then carefully walks along it and strengthens it with a second thread. This process is repeated until the thread is strong enough to support the rest of the web. Wikipedia

Thanks for that information, Eric. Spiders are amazing organisms. When I was doing research for my book I fold out that Orb Weavers never repair their webs. They eat the whole thing to get more energy and then weave a completely new web every night.