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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Nature on small scales (as well as huge geological and astronomical processes):
For example...
Where does a spider find all that material and energy to build a complex web and develop a clutch of eggs in its protective silk wrapping, on what seems a very sparse and irregular diet? (It's the females who are the real web-developers.)
Watching an orb-spider build her spiral prey-trap is lovely to see - round and round from the centre outwards, legs used to gauge the space between the turns, one leg gluing the spiral thread to each radial thread... Until deciding the structure is complete, then trotting back either to her chosen shelter off to the side of the web, or to the centre where she turns head-down, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
For example...
Where does a spider find all that material and energy to build a complex web and develop a clutch of eggs in its protective silk wrapping, on what seems a very sparse and irregular diet? (It's the females who are the real web-developers.)
Watching an orb-spider build her spiral prey-trap is lovely to see - round and round from the centre outwards, legs used to gauge the space between the turns, one leg gluing the spiral thread to each radial thread... Until deciding the structure is complete, then trotting back either to her chosen shelter off to the side of the web, or to the centre where she turns head-down, to enjoy a well-earned rest.