Spiderworks

I've been experimenting a bit more with capturing colors in spider webs.  In the spirit of colorful fireworks displays, here are a few more images highlighting the remarkable color patterns created when sunlight interacts with spider silk.  [Remember to click on the pictures for larger versions.]

 

 

Multicolored:

 

Greens and blues:

 

 Oranges and blues, plus:

 

Pinks and golds:

The first two pictures of this post were from the center of an orb web.  The next four images were taken along a single attachment strand, one of the long strands attaching the web to an outer support.  And this last picture (below) is from a "messier" web — lots of short strands among the angular branches of a vine:

 

We hope you also enjoy a colorful holiday.

Happy Fourth of July!