Possibly, here’s what I found

“Argiope is a harmless colorful orb-weaver spider with stripes across its pointed triangular abdomen. The spectacular spider is easy to spot in gardens. It sits in the middle of its intricate web in a St Andrew’s cross shape. This spider measures 0.3” to 0.5” (8 – 12 mm) long.”

There are many varieties— I think these two are quite different from each other but equally scary!

“The average orb web is practically invisible. The visible pattern of banded silk made by Argiope is pure white, and some species make an "X" form, or a zigzag type of web (often with a hollow centre). The spider then aligns one pair of its legs with each of the four lines in the hollow "X", making a complete "X" of white lines with a very eye-catching spider in its centre. The zigzag patterns, called stabilimenta, reflect UV light and act as shock absorbers. “

Down by the riverside

By: cazalea : November 2nd, 2022-00:13

Gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside, gonna lay down ... Each year or so we walk this stretch and here we are again. Not many birds at first sight but as we walked, they appeared. Birds in the bush ...

Excellent series.

By: AuHavrePro : November 2nd, 2022-04:28

This time that image from the ground level of the bridge under construction is particularly striking. As for your river flow question, it appears to me that the water is flowing upstream, but the only reasoning that comes to mind is that it's an effect of...

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