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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Shelob

What has eight legs and is larger than my hand?

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This!

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I saw her on the overhead bridge near my place. She had spun a gigantic web reaching from the top of the roof to the bougainvillea plant below and when I took this picture, she was in the middle of her web gloating over her trapped prey.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

am no spider woman but would like your advice. sent query at your gmail account. thanks!

mis_nomer said...

Anon, I'm not a great advice giver, but I'll be looking forward to your email.

Well Eric, nothing as nightmare-inducing as the giant rattlesnakes on your blog! ;)