Dripping with Diamonds
by Wild Thing
Title
Dripping with Diamonds
Artist
Wild Thing
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I love spider webs. I think they are about the most beautiful things nature gives us. Their delicacy always amazes me, especially when weighted down with dew like this one is. They appear so fragile, yet they are so strong. The spider gives so much in their painstaking creation in their quest for food. I get so caught up in its beauty, I forget that it is in fact a trap for an unsuspecting victim. Therefore a dangerous thing of beauty. I'm sharing a bit about spider webs here, but I encourage you to read up on them when you have a bit of time. It really is amazing.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning "spider"] is a device created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years, as witnessed in a rare find of Early Cretaceous amber from Sussex, southern England. Insects can get trapped in spider webs, providing nutrition to the spider; however, not all spiders build webs to catch prey, and some do not build webs at all. "Spider web" is typically used to refer to a web that is apparently still in use (i.e. clean), whereas "cobweb" refers to abandoned (i.e. dusty) webs. However, "cobweb" is used to describe the tangled three-dimensional web of some spiders of the Theridiidae family. While this large family is also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, they actually have a huge range of web architectures.
Culture:
Spider webs play a crucial role in the children's novel Charlotte's Web. Webs are also featured in many other cultural depictions of spiders. In films, illustration, and other visual arts, spider webs may be used to readily suggest a "spooky" atmosphere, or imply neglect or the passage of time. Artificial "spider webs" are a common element of Halloween decorations. Spider webs are a common image in tattoo art, often symbolizing long periods of time spent in prison, or used simply to fill gaps between other images.
Many observers believe that a small spider is depicted, perched on the shield surrounding the number "1", in the upper-right corner of the obverse of the United States one-dollar bill. This perception is enhanced by the resemblance of the background image of intertwining fine lines to a stylized spider web.
Artificial spider webs are used by the superhero Spider-Man as a method of quick transportation.
The notable tensile strength of spider webs is often exaggerated in science fiction, often as an plot device to justify the presence of artificially giant spiders.
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September 2nd, 2017
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