Monday, November 24, 2008

Spider Galaxy


PHOTOGRAPHER'S DIARY:  

The sheet web spider lives, we say, upside down.
He hangs beneath, injects with poison, those who land above.
He pulls them down to devour them raw.
But who is to say which one of us is right?

4 comments:

Dick said...

Haha, you don't hear me say it.
Wonderful shot.

Emery Roth said...

...and I fear my persistence is incurable. Thanks for stopping by.

Unknown said...

where would i find the definition for spider galaxy

Emery Roth said...

The Spider Galaxy is a large galaxy being assembled from a collection of small galaxies. The large galaxy, officially known as MRC 1138-262, but nicknamed the Spider Galaxy, contains dozens of smaller star-forming galaxies.