High-wire Spider

[Stagecoach]

Enjoying my first cup of tea on the balcony this morning I spotted something hanging from the overhead power cables on the other side of the road. Eight hours later and he's still there quite active, strange place to set up a web?

There have been birds perched each side of him but they take no interst.

Taken handheld at 200mm, unfortunately the longest FL I have.





Grahame

[Downrigger]

Really interesting this character was not eaten - perhaps recognizably unpalatable? Is this an intentional location for her (him? they seem usually to get eaten by hers) or some bizarre accident? Also, pretty dang big, I think... 8" or more legtip to legtip. I wonder if you wondered what was in your tea.

[Stagecoach]

It is a strange place to be hanging out and it's also roughly the middle of the wire span. I have to assume the web is a good insulator but wonder what's going to happen when it rains?

[Shadowman]

Nice.

[Bobobird]

Good eyes, looks like a beautiful specimen too. Maybe you can find his brothers in the nearby greenery?

[Stagecoach]

John, Bobo,

Thanks for commenting.

He's moved along about 2 metres this morning and I managed to get him with the sun behind to illuminate the web. The palm at the rear is a good 5 metres away.



Grahame

[John 2]

The light in the second shot is what was needed Grahame.