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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Cyclosa is a genus of spider which create webs with linear decorations and which heavily incorporate the remains of their prey and other debris, likely serving to camouflage them. The species Cyclosa tremula is black and white colored and crafts decoys from the remains of its prey, which it imitates by vibrating its body to appear grey when disturbed. Another species, Cyclosa argenteoalba, may become infected with the parasitic larva of the wasp Reclinervellus nielseni, which forces the spider to build a web before eating the spider and using the web to complete its metamorphosis. The name of the genus, Cyclosa, is derived from the Greek "to move in a circle." While most orb-web spiders face downwards in their web, some (including argentoalba) face upwards.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosa] | * Cyclosa is a genus of spider which create webs with linear decorations and which heavily incorporate the remains of their prey and other debris, likely serving to camouflage them. The species Cyclosa tremula is black and white colored and crafts decoys from the remains of its prey, which it imitates by vibrating its body to appear grey when disturbed. Another species, Cyclosa argenteoalba, may become infected with the parasitic larva of the wasp Reclinervellus nielseni, which forces the spider to build a web before eating the spider and using the web to complete its metamorphosis. The name of the genus, Cyclosa, is derived from the Greek "to move in a circle." While most orb-web spiders face downwards in their web, some (including argentoalba) face upwards.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosa] | ||
+ | * A [http://ghostbikes.org/ Ghost Bike] is a bicycle painted all white and welded upright in place to memorialize the spot a local cyclist was killed by obtuse traffic, to promote bicyclist commuter awareness and safety. | ||
== Videos == | == Videos == |
White Cyclosa | |
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Running time | 3:13 |
Appears on | Tomorrow's Harvest |