August 22, 2007

Spider Wins!

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A spider (Nephila clavata?) decided to stay on my balcony. We didn't know where it came from -probably ride with the wind from nearby some hill. It just appear with a tiny web one day. As time goes by, the web grows both in size and complexity. Very soon it has become a very complicated and strong structure hanging 30 meters above ground.

And then here comes the biggest challenge -Typhoon Sepat. With heavy showers and strong winds at 50 mph, the category 5 storm did cause some damage. The spider tightly hung to its net and tried to fix or reinforce it whenever possible. In the end, the spider won.

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