She was in my garden today and the first time I have ever seen a web by one of these Golden Orb Spiders that was actually gold in color, though hard to see in the photo. I assume that is how they got their name, but most of the webs I’ve seen in the past with them looked no different from other spider webs, dirty white. Nice to see a “golden” one! 🙂
“The spider’s web: She finds an innocuous corner in which to spin her web. The longer the web takes, the more fabulous its construction. She has no need to chase. She sits quietly, her patience a consummate force; she waits for her prey to come to her on their own, and then she ensnares them, injects them with venom, rendering them unable to escape. Spiders – so needed and yet so misunderstood.”
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¡Pura Vida!
There’s a cape made out of these golden threads that is amazing & beautiful. It can googled of course.
Thanks Deborah! And here is the CNN link on the spider web cape, of the many that come up with a Google search! 🙂
https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/25/world/europe/spider-silk-cape-on-display/index.html
Well, the web really was golden this time!