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Spider in its complex web

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This is just one example of one of the most complex designs of web formation by spiders. I have tried to capture the construction to as detailed as possible. yet to id the species of spider occupying the web. my guess is one of the species of dome spider or funnel spider.

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33 Comments (1–25)

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Very beautiful !

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Wow! Very otherworldly, right out of Matrix or Tron. This should definitely go in the Life and Mathmatics Mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9071...
Amazing!

patty
patty 11 years ago

Wonderful pictures Atul!!!! I love them, the web and the spider, aWeSomE!!!!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

:-) thanks Harsha

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Wow! Spectacular architecture!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thanks jprat001... glad you liked it :)

jprat001
jprat001 11 years ago

Great shot, used it as my desktop picture for while!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you guys !!

MrsroadRunner
MrsroadRunner 11 years ago

Amazing photographs, great job capturing these photographs!

TKBotting
TKBotting 11 years ago

Unreal! Isn't nature amazing!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

I am speechless! WOW! Great mathematician. Just so incredible, ATUL!!!

jdbco2001
jdbco2001 11 years ago

Really interesting pictures. Thanks!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Some Uloboridae do this kind of webs too but I can see that this spider is not from that family.
Looks closely related to Nesticidae and Linyphiidae spiders.

Vishu
Vishu 11 years ago

bright yellow spider , amazing .

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Megs18 , Gaurab and Jappa!

Megs18
Megs18 11 years ago

Love it, such an amazing web. Great photo.

Gaurab
Gaurab 11 years ago

Nice spottings

Jappa
Jappa 11 years ago

nice shot

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

thanks Karen ,Cindy ,Ava ,Jollly and Aislinn!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Fantastic web and photos!

Awesome, Atul!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wonderful shots Atul!
It reminds me of a Spirograph!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Impressive shots!

AislinnSemethy
AislinnSemethy 11 years ago

wow!!!!! beautiful!!!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

thank you all for the wonderful comments:-)

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 28, 2012
Submitted on May 31, 2012

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