Arse

Paul Iddon

Well, that got you looking didn't it?


What you are going to see here is indeed the arse end of an orb spider, but particularly at the spinneret, which is the bit of the anatomy from which these incredibly articulate webs are deposited from. You can clearly see the web irradiating from the spinneret and the start of the web pattern beneath her.

What further intrigued me was the startling ornate pattern BENEATH the spider, and indeed it even looks as if it has two eyes and a mouth area in the midriff of it's under-body.

This is the female that I photographed the other night doing a bat impression, but maybe a more interesting - in so much as an unusual - point of view.


C&C as always appreciated.


Exif:


Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010-08-08
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/9.5
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: A View of the UK - Paul Iddon Photography






Paul.

BeardedChick

Ok, a nice drink and I was ready to open this post and have a look at this shot! :-) It really IS interesting! I had nooooo idea where the web came from, I think they got it all wrong in Spiderman. ;-)

Lord Vetinari

Good one Paul. Looks slightly oversharpened to me ?
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Thanks folks.

May be ran a pass of USM to many Brian.


Paul.

GOLDENORFE

good shot, think lighting a bit too bright . a bit more diffusion needed?

Chrissiebeez_NL

Haha, thats looking at it from a different perspective nice OOTB (Out of The Box) thinking

Paul Iddon

Cheers guys.

I sometimes overdo it, but you'd think I'd be getting it right by now, lol...


Paul.