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* 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. | + | * 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. (christ.’s 2007 album was titled [https://christmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bike “bike”]) |
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 11 August 2022
| White Cyclosa | |
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| Running time | 3:13 |
| Appears on | Tomorrow's Harvest |
Comments
- "White Cyclosa" is highly reminiscent of, and possibly a homage to, music from the film Day of the Dead (1985). Suggested comparison - the opening sequence of "The Dead Suite" on the soundtrack album, credited to John Harrison.
- There seems to be a direct connection with White Cyclosa and the ending of the 1982 animated film The Plague Dogs - as if Boards of Canada wrote the track as an alternative score for this segment of the film. This is most apparent as the helicopter in pursuit of the two dogs flies directly overhead (synchronising flawlessly with the helicopter sample in the track's intro). The finding is illustrated below in a YouTube video uploaded by KensDreaming.
- Stargate SG1 episode called Beneath the surface (September 2000) 11.46 mark the music is identical to "White Cyclosa" at the 00.38sec mark.[1]
Samples / Lyrics
- The sound of a large helicopter's blades whirring plays throughout most of the track.
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.[1]
- A 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. (christ.’s 2007 album was titled “bike”)
Videos