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Strong Wires


Strong Wires
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Copyright: gabriel mendez (pitai) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 15 N: 155] (1197)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006
Categories: Humorous, Spiders
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-25 19:21
Viewed: 1618
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 11
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We are able to see the web only because of the reflection of sunlight on the thread. These thin wires are capable of stopping a bee flying at full speed, or create pendulum out of a fruit. Like in the picture! Lol!

This thread is not only strong but also very elastic. These properties make the material very tough.

The weaving of a web takes up a lot of the spider's resources. Since they need to renew their web regularly, they eat the silk to utilize the protein. Only the main thread of the web is left intact. They usually weave a new web each morning, unless there has been little activity and the web can be easily mended.
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Hi gabriel,

This is a funny one. The photo itself is not a great one. The composition is not realy good, the subject is not very attractive,...

But i like it anyway because of it's humorous side. The colors are great too. What i like the most here is the thing in the wire looks like an eye that is looking at us.

Have a nice day.

Martin.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-04-26 3:27]

It is an original and beautiful macro. Well seen and well done ! I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Gabriel and thanks for sharing.

Hello Gabriel,
This is a strange subject and well seen. I like the frame and bg and the strange branch too. It's rarely seen a pink bg, well done my friend, I like it a lot.
Cheers,
Ersin

Hola Gabriel!

You did a splendid catch here! It is also very funny! I like the colors, the bg, the pov, etc... The composition cannot be better!!!

Congratulations and TFS,

Michel

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 373 W: 14 N: 538] (2881)
  • [2006-05-03 23:29]

Olá Gabriel!
Excelente a sua captura! Além de uma foto muito boa e interessante, com lindas cores também ao fundo, é muito instrutiva a sua nota!
Dias atrás ao fotografar, durante à noite, umas teias de aranha (postei uma aqui como "Web"), vi uma delas percorrer a teia comendo-a e destruindo-a em 50%. Achei aquele comportamento estranho, mas agora eu o compreendo, com sua explicação sobre a proteína. E eu que, na minha ignorância, estava a julgar a aranha como doida! hahaha!
Obrigado e parabéns!
Zeca

The colors are great too.

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