Spider gossamer silk tent. This silk tent was spun by a spider after the waters began to recede from a river plain that had flooded overnight. A mist

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Spider gossamer silk tent. This silk tent was spun by a spider after the waters began to recede from a river plain that had flooded overnight. A mist or dew has condensed on the silk threads. Spiders observed included web spiders (Araneus diadematus) and money spiders (Linyphiidae). Photographed on the plain of the River Taw, Devon, UK.

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Size: 2427px × 3640px
Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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