Debbie's Photoblog
Natures Lace
Posted by jamesy (christchurch, New Zealand) on 1 February 2009 in Plant & Nature.
A spiders nest, thankfully empty, in a gorse bush
I really enjoy taking photos and would appreciate your feedback so that I can learn as I go. I particularly enjoy photographing birds animals and landscapes
Jeffster from Long Island, United States
Wow...what a cool shot. Those needles look mighty sharp!
1 Feb 2009 5:20am
@Maxine: thanks Max
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Beautiful and, for me, scary! I have a deep and meaningful phobia of spiders, deep enough to bring me out in cold sweats and see me running screaming to the hills whenever a wolf spider or large house spider waves a furry leg in my direction!
This is beautifullt captured, Debbie, and you have the perfect title. I'll try and view it without my hand over my face now Ha ha
1 Feb 2009 5:59am
@EYES WIDE SHUT: Why do you think I was pleased it was empty. I share your perfectly natural phobia of anything small with eight legs hehehe
willow from Chelsea, United States
Wow! ?this is incredible! I love the detail - such an intricate web. Great find!
1 Feb 2009 6:11am
@micke bergling: thanks for the comment and the visit
LeenaM from Joensuu, Finland
This is something!! It`s a wonder of a nature and your photo is marwellous too!
We have not big and only one waterspider is a little poisonous. I can take them on my hand without a dread,
but I know, it`s look disgusting in most of people`s mind - but I am a biologist, remember :)
1 Feb 2009 8:26am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
W O W! How intricate and beautiful, never seen anything like it, just marvellous Deb!
1 Feb 2009 9:33am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Oh my goodness mate! That is incredible....I would have been off like a shot not taking a shot!!!! LOL!
1 Feb 2009 10:21am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Great shot, Debs - this looks like a nest from the rain spider - a harmless (other than possibly inducing a heart attack!) but huge spider.
1 Feb 2009 12:00pm
Charles from New York, United States
I have never seen a nest like this before. Doesn't seem fair to the flies/bugs! Awesome shot.
1 Feb 2009 1:42pm
@veronic: thanks for the comment and the visit
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
What a wonderful construction . . like something from SF !
1 Feb 2009 4:12pm
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Reminds me of 'Aliens'. Very interesting image. I love the 'patterning' of the web? and the colours, really quite abstract. Lovely!
1 Feb 2009 4:22pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Yikes....! it's like some kind of Alien membrane smothering its victim. A nice image.
1 Feb 2009 5:28pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great capture, glad the spider wasn't home
1 Feb 2009 7:43pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
WOW this is so interesting, my eyes were roving around it for a while catching all the wonderful detail there
2 Feb 2009 1:52am
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Shelob's den? ;) Shudder. I do not like spiders. Ugh.
2 Feb 2009 2:13am
One from Açores, Portugal
Magnificent composition ! A beautiful capture, excellent lighting !
2 Feb 2009 2:29am
Kathryn from Warburton, Australia
wow that is so so cool! great patterns and texture! i wonder how many spiders would have been living in there....
3 Feb 2009 1:02pm
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