Tuesday, December 23, 2014

connection


Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila clavipes) web successfully cornered this wasp nest at an abandoned camp east of Bayou Boeuf's mouth along Lac Des Allemands.  Wasps not using nest anymore.  "Check mate."  Perhaps some wasps survived.  The Orb Weaver's web spread across a wide opening adjacent to this corner.  The spider was dead and dried on the web, testifying to their silk's strength.  Curious of the timeline of these events.




Landscape Ecologist Richard Forman talks about a web of urban growth patterns, culture, natural systems, and our world's future through a bioregional perspective on human development.    See Max Cafard