... or gal or whatever he-she-it might be! Actually we think it (we'll go with it for now) is an orb weaver spider (though please feel free to correct us if we are wrong). :)
Anyhoo, this alleged orb weaver has been very busy building an enormous web for its ginormous self right off the canopy on our deck. We can watch it at a comfortable (safe) distance from inside the kitchen windows, but last night we ventured closer ...
I took lots of pictures, and as with most of nature, the poor thing was more scared of me than I of it. But truly none of these photos do this marvelous creature an iota of justice. Its web alone is a work of art and mind-boggling perfection.
Against the darkening sky its outline shows up clearly ...
But in its web you get a true sense of its appearance.
Zoom is a good thing when it comes to spiders ....
I think this section of its web needs repairing ...
Isn't he-she-it amazing? Here's one more picture. The spider is quite fuzzy in this one, but the web shows up nicely ...
As the boys said, "Cool!"
Now, if only we had a pig, I'd expect to see words appearing any day ...
All I can say is....TERRIFIC :-)
Posted by: Donna | August 26, 2006 at 06:56 AM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I freak out over spiders! That one would keep me inside for good!
The web is incredible, of course, but I am trembling just from the pictures!
Sherry
Posted by: sherry | August 26, 2006 at 12:25 PM
You're so good. My first reaction pre homeschooling would have been to get the broom and sweep it away. Now, I would probably do what you did--take pictures from a safe distance. Thank goodness for zoom.
Posted by: KC | August 26, 2006 at 09:42 PM
This is so awesome, Dawn.
And, as KC said, "you're so good" at this kind of thing. Wow!
Posted by: Cay | August 27, 2006 at 12:48 PM
Wow, that is big spider and a big web. How cool though!
Posted by: Theresa ♥ | January 17, 2007 at 10:07 AM