Spider Leg on Spiderweb, Macro Abstraction

An extreme macro view — approximately five times magnification — contrasts the leg of a garden spider against a spiderweb in high-contrast light. The colorful streaks on the web are the result of iridescence — light being bent into different wavelengths by the tiny droplets on the threads.

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An extreme macro view — approximately five times magnification — contrasts the leg of a garden spider against a spiderweb in high-contrast light. The colorful streaks on the web are the result of iridescence — light being bent into different wavelengths by the tiny droplets on the threads.