Gabriola’s strangest spiderweb?
In one particular part of the Gabriola woods, I find spiderwebs like this dome-shaped one. What kind of spiders make webs like this, and what are they smoking?
Update: more webs like this have appeared, and I got to see what the spiders who make these webs look like, too:
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4 Responses to “Gabriola’s strangest spiderweb?”
Leah on 21 Aug 2010 at 9:06 am #
Beautiful photo! Have no idea about the type of spider, but the sun reflecting off it is gorgeous.
Gabriolan on 21 Aug 2010 at 1:33 pm #
Thanks, Leah. I thought it an incredible sight.
enjay on 24 Aug 2010 at 7:21 pm #
Very cool!
I think it’s safe to say it’s a dome spider. (Yes, well.) I hauled out my bug book and started cross-referencing with websites. No luck. Did you know that there’s a “Daring Jumping Spider?” Neither did I, and I’m not at all sure I want to meet one. On the other hand, I’m even less enthusiastic about meeting a Rabid Wolf spider.
Maybe it’s this one? But the markings don’t look quite right.
If you want to get obsessive, you could cross-reference images to the Complete list of spiders in British Columbia.” (I confess I didn’t have the patience, I left my computer viewing glasses in the city and therefore any computer time makes my neck ache.)
Gabriolan on 24 Aug 2010 at 8:06 pm #
enjay – ha! Dome spider it is. Thank you so much for checking in your bug book. I’m afraid to think about spiders for too long at once; I may faint, and smelling salts are out of fashion these days.