All Posts Tagged ‘Black and Yellow Argiope Spider’

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A Spider sewed at Night…

October 30, 2014
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from Emily Dickinson:

A Spider sewed at Night
Without a Light
Upon an Arc of White.

If Ruff it was of Dame
Or Shroud of Gnome
Himself himself inform.

Of Immortality
His Strategy
Was Physiognomy.

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[This is a Black and Yellow Argiope Spider.  We call them Banana Spiders here in the Midwest.  Each Black and Yellow Argiope Spider carries an ominous, rather demonic set of images on its dorsal side… a clear message saying:  “Don’t mess with me!”]

Positioned "head down" as is typical for these and related species. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Positioned “head down” as is typical for these and related species. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

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Ripples

October 30, 2014
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The thrown rock creates the ripples, but the ripples of thought create the ego (i.e., the so-called central “I”).

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[This is a Banded Argiope Spider – with ripples of colors – waiting for prey in a perfect web that she has spun.  The Banded Argiope Spider is a large spider and is related to the Black and Yellow Argiope Spider (i.e., the Banana Spider).  Their expertly woven webs have crossed, zigzag bands running through them that are very thick.  It is thought that these have the dual function of attracting certain insects – since they reflect a lot of ultraviolet light that certain insects are attracted to – and for warning low flying birds.  (Humans cannot see in the ultraviolet range.)  I used to have a lot of these spiders crawling all over me when out in the fields photographing (and didn’t mind it at all); but now I am better at spotting and avoiding the webs and going around them.  Many of these spiders are well over and inch long.  It is common for them to wait in the web with their head down.  Note the webbing to the left and right of this spider.]

A real tiger. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

A real tiger. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014