
Having Friends Over for Dinner
I very nearly missed out on her graceful zigzag gig
beneath my bougainvillea, suspended from a twig.
Behold the nimble spider, spinning out her floss
determined that no insect will turn out to be her loss.
See her web’s tenacity, holding fast her prey—
those delicious visitors who rarely get away.
She sucks out their elixirs with minimal delay,
having guests for dinner every single day.
Prompt words today are web, tenacity, nearly, nimble and delicious.
Gruesome story!
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Fabulous photo, Judy.
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Thanks. This creature spun a web right by the stairs to my garage so I observed it closely for a few weeks until it vanished. It’s a golden orb spider.
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That’s a wonderful photo of a very menacing creature!
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A golden Orb Spider eating what looks like an extended rolly bug.
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Fantastic, if a little macabre! But, hey, nature is no place for the faint at heart!
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