新喀里多尼亚岛，悦目金蛛Argiope Spider, New Caledonia

Argiope Spider, New Caledonia,土耳其Nemrud Dagh遗址 2000


中文注释：（网友翻译，有待改进，请跟帖发表自己看法）
时间&地点：2000年，新喀里多尼亚岛，悦目金蛛
摄影：Peter Essick

法国南太平洋领土新喀里多尼亚岛，一只悦目金蛛在它织的华丽的网上静静的等待猎物的到来。那个粗的袋状编织物被叫做stabilimentum，这是一种建筑设计构造，一些科学家认为，这样可以让鸟看到蜘蛛网，防止它们从中间飞过。


   


英文注释：
An argiope spider awaits prey in its ornate web in the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The thick webbing is called stabilimentum, a structural flourish which some scientists think serves to make the webs more visible to birds, which might otherwise fly into them.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “New Caledonia: France’s Untamed Pacific Outpost,” May 2000, National Geographic magazine)





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