My son will be graduating this May with a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration and a minor in Business, and my daughter is pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in English Literature and Spanish, with a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language. Well, I’m pretty sure Harriett, the spider who has starred in my recent posts, has her Master’s in Web Design!
Today, I caught her in the act of building a new web, and it was absolutely captivating! Here are eight photos – one for each of Harriett’s legs – so you can ooh and aah alongside me.
As she went back and forth, shooting web from her spinnerets, I was happily humming the spiderman theme song.
It was amazing how quickly she worked. I am not kidding when I say it truly made me marvel – both at her creation and at her Creator.
When she finally grew tired of spinning (or tired of me taking her picture) she stopped to rest awhile in what I assume will be the center of the web.
While I still don’t want any Harriett’s in the house, I have certainly enjoyed watching her these past several days.
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Much better than some Web designers I know! 🙂
It was quite amazing to watch. 🙂
I’m warming to her although I’d still be horrified if I found her scuttling across the bedroom floor…
You and me both!
Pretty awesome!
I am honestly not a spider fan, but I have been absolutely fascinated watching her.
As long as it’s their space and not mine 🙂
You not only have a very smart son and daughter, you also have a very gifted spider!
Watching her weave her web was like a beautifully choreographed dance. 🙂
I think Harriet is a good name for her! 😄
It started off as Hairy (because, well, she is so hairy) but I changed it to Harriett upon deciding that “he” is a “she.” 🙂
Wow! Such great macro shots of Harriet! I sort of have a hard time looking at her, but had to think past my “fear” of spiders to really revel in the beauty of it all! Thanks for sharing Kathy!
I find her a bit unnerving, but I have a growing fascination with watching her. Spiders in the house is a whole different story – then I grab a shoe and not a camera!
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Wonderful shots! After seeing her amazing designs, how could anyone believe they, or even their spinner for that matter, came about by chance? God’s creation is amazing. 🙂
We are definitely kindred spirits. 🙂
Definitely. 🙂
That is some amazing spider. Spiders are the patron saints of us (we?) fiber artists. The Navaho especially revered their weaving prowess. (K)
Oooh…”weaving prowess”…I will have to steal that phrase. 🙂 And Harriett would make a perfect patron saint.
She would!
Your Harriet is a web master, worthy of a teaching position in web design!
Beautiful pictures, even I don’t really like spiders 😉
Funny thing is, I’m not a big fan of them either!