My arachnophobia doesn't prevent me from admiring these absolute marvels of nature. I could watch an orb weaver spin its web for hours, from a safe distance of course. This boy was particularly chonky so I'm glad the zoom function on my phone worked well 😅

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European garden spider (2012)
lat. Araneus diadematus
Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
📍Zofingen, Switzerland

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Night engineer at work.

Spotted orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera) centered in her freshly spun web — radial lines under tension, spiral threads catching porch-light insects.

Midwest late-summer architecture, built nightly.

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