Detail View: Image Archives: orb weaver spider (Araneidae)
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File Name:
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RM12-8-13.jpg
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catalog number:
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RM12-8-13
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collection:
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Arachnids
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title:
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orb weaver spider (Araneidae)
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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creator:
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George Ramig
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creator type:
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photographer
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description:
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Orb weaver spider (Araneidae) on web. Want to see her shake her web? See image RM12-8-14. Orb spiders shake their webs to become invisible to a predator. The hypothosis is, if they shake the web fast enough they blurr their outline so predators can't see them.
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date:
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1971-2009
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Florida and Georgia
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.46 MB
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source:
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35 mm color slide scanned with Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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