40 Stunning Photographs of Nature, Up Close and Personal
“Madonna and Children” by Geoff Hyde
Finalist, “Animals”
A “daddy long legs” bug shot up close, with a collection of her eggs held carefully in front of her
Photo: Geoff Hyde
Macro photography amazes the most when it’s the everyday item that is shown in a new light. Here, we see the very common Daddy Long Legs, or Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) — the spider that makes all those cobwebs around the house! Who would have thought they are so beautiful, and that the mother cares for her young so devotedly. Here, she is carrying her eggs around, which she will do for several weeks, and even once the eggs hatch, she will carry all the tiny spiderlings for some time too. Taken in Sydney, Australia.
Finalist, “Animals”
A “daddy long legs” bug shot up close, with a collection of her eggs held carefully in front of her
Photo: Geoff Hyde
Macro photography amazes the most when it’s the everyday item that is shown in a new light. Here, we see the very common Daddy Long Legs, or Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) — the spider that makes all those cobwebs around the house! Who would have thought they are so beautiful, and that the mother cares for her young so devotedly. Here, she is carrying her eggs around, which she will do for several weeks, and even once the eggs hatch, she will carry all the tiny spiderlings for some time too. Taken in Sydney, Australia.
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15 July 2022
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