September sun rising on the web,
a nearby male sets in shade,
and silk spun round a Rose of Sharon leaf
folds a female home.
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October 26, 2012
Marbled orbweavers
Posted by Scott under Arachnids, Spiders | Tags: Araneus marmoreus, fall, nature, orbweaver, pennsylvania, spider, web |[20] Comments
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February 24, 2013 at 7:22 pm
Scott, this blog is amazing. I want to spend a lot more time here.
March 17, 2013 at 2:54 pm
It’s great to have you, Monica.
November 18, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Spiders creep me out inside the house. Outside, I find them fascinating.
November 19, 2012 at 9:03 am
Yeah, I know what you mean … inside is inside, and outside is out.
November 6, 2012 at 11:02 pm
Your beautiful words matched the beautiful photos.
November 7, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Aw, thanks Melissa, just trying to stay out of the way of what nature has to say …
October 27, 2012 at 9:44 am
Love the spider web! They are so delicate and sometimes so hard to capture on camera. Was much easier with my old SLR film cameras when I could pinpoint the focus and f-stop!
There’s one disclaimer to my “delicate” description. Spider webs aren’t so delicate when they’re strung across the porch and I walk into it….talk about a viral youtube video. All the flailing and spinning about… that’s me, not the spider!
Great job as usual.
Jan
October 28, 2012 at 11:59 am
I know what you mean! I’ve been known to wave my arms around when walking to avoid eating spider webs. It must be a sight. Thanks Jan!
October 27, 2012 at 8:04 am
I used to spend hours watching big black and yellow spiders as a boy, but I don’t think I ever saw this one. They’re fascinating creatures.
October 28, 2012 at 11:55 am
Time well spent, I’d say. I was surprised to learn of the several variations in this species’ appearance … maybe the marbled orbweavers look different up in NH?
October 26, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Great find! Nice web, too.
October 27, 2012 at 2:15 pm
I couldn’t miss this web. It lit up so prominently against a morning landscape for a few days. And sure enough, turning a few leaves, I found the spinners.
October 26, 2012 at 5:35 pm
That web shot is amazing. Thanks for sharing interesting photos and stirring words on your part of our beautiful world.
October 27, 2012 at 2:10 pm
It’s a pleasure indeed to hear from those who share the amazement.
October 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Love these shots Scott. Spider webs are so hard to photograph, all depends on the light.
October 26, 2012 at 4:32 pm
So true … morning’s a great time to spot them — dappled with dew or reflecing the light.
October 26, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Pictures and writing both amazing! I
October 26, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Aw, thanks!
October 26, 2012 at 11:16 am
Love your banner/header picture!
October 26, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Thanks Jo Ann … each year some white snakeroot lights up the woodland shade floor as fall comes drizzling in. And I think that’s a red maple leaf (‘gashing gold vermillion’) there.