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Born to spin

A tiny spider in a tiny web on a Black Lace elder plant. This brilliantly simple but effective design has been independently reinvented by every spider that ever lived. Because spiders don't need to be taught how to spin a web - they are just born with the instinct.

More details
  • Date taken 4th April, 2020
  • Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM at 180.0mm
  • Exposure details 1/125s at f/10, ISO 100
  • Keywords
    • Arachnid
    • Backlit
    • Black Lace
    • Black elder
    • Elder
    • Elderberry
    • England
    • European elder
    • Garden
    • Kent
    • Nature
    • Orpington
    • Sambucus nigra
    • Small spider
    • Spider
    • UK
    • United Kingdom
    • Web
    • elder