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Sunday, August 12, 2018

GOOD VIBRATIONS

Took this picture on our deck in Dover, PA 
The spider sits in the middle of its web, monitoring the radius threads for vibrations. If an insect gets caught in any part of the web, the spider will feel the motion through the radius threads and make its way to the vibration source. In this way, the web extends the spider's sensory system over a much wider area. The spider might also leave the web, to retreat to a separate nest, while monitoring the web via a connected signal line.

The web is also electrically conductive which causes the silk threads to spring out to trap their quarry, as flying insects tend gain a static charge which attracts the silk.


It would take way too much faith to become an atheist. I worship an incredible Creator. 

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