Wednesday's Feast 10-05-16

Copyright 2016 AJ Horton

Hello and happy Wednesday.  I thought you might enjoy a feast tonight.  This zipper spider was spinning his web for a while and then he stopped, went back to where he had a snack stashed and began to feast.  It's the circle of life.  It's like the song that Mary Chaplin Carpenter sings about "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug".  Today, the spider seems to be the windshield.  The bug, well, he's the bug.  The thing about the spider is, he doesn't even have to hunt - the bugs come to him.  What he does is find some property, make a home, then wait.  I hate to wait, but, I'm told patience is a virtue.  Anyway, the point is, all life matters.  Everything/everyone has a purpose.

I hope you had a purposeful Wednesday.  Thanks for looking.  See you tomorrow.

Tuesday's World of the Web 01-12-16

Copyright 2015 AJ Horton

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Welcome to the web.  Long before the world wide web we were intrigued with these.  Spiders make webs with silk they produce from their spinneret glands.  Some spiders have only one pair of such glands, others have three or four pairs of spinneret glands.  Each gland produces a different kind of silk for different web designs and strength.  After web building, the spider sits in the middle and waits for the right vibrations of prey.  Not all spiders use their webs to catch prey though.  Those spiders hunt and use their webs for something else.  Maybe they just like a pretty place to sleep.  I don't know but it's all very interesting to me.  I do not like to see a spider near me, or in my house, or whenever I walk into a web by accident - that really freaks me out, especially because I don't know where the spider is and I will scream like a little girl! 

I do like knowing how a little spider can spin such a big, beautiful web.  I like seeing the morning dew or raindrops on the strands of a web.  I like watching a spider build the web.  If you would like to learn more about the wonderful ways of the spider just check out the website:  http://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/spider5.htm.  

I hope you had a terrific Tuesday.  Thanks for looking.  See you tomorrow.

Sunday's Spider Web 12-13-15

Copyright 2015 AJ Horton

Hello and happy Sunday.  They say that Sunday is for visiting and I'll bet the spider that owns this web is looking for some visitors later today.  It's early morning at the time of this photo and the web is covered in water droplets, so it's not quite the right time to visit - they might just slide right off.  Ha!  Maybe the spider slid off, too.  Or maybe went out for breakfast.  Maybe I should check under my feet.  Hmmm.  You never know;  it is Sunday, after all.  Whatever the story, he or she makes a pretty web.

I hope you has a great Sunday.  The next time you see a spider web, if you're not too freaked out, take a moment to see the loveliness.  Thanks for looking.  See you tomorrow.