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20 Amazing Water Webs

Web in front of pink leavesPhoto:
Image: Bill Tyne

Water is not only a necessity for all life; even its smallest form, the water drop, is an everyday source of beauty, for example when caught in a spider’s web. Let’s enjoy these stunning water tapestries found in our backyards.

Dew is easily caught in spider webs because it attaches to thin, exposed objects not warmed by ground sources. The surface of the spider’s web cools by radiating its heat while the moisture in the atmosphere condenses at a rate greater than it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets in the form of dew or rain.

Nature’s perfection:
Perfect spider web with dropsPhoto:
Image: Cloudzilla

Prettier than any diamond necklace:
Diamond necklacePhoto:
Image: Noel Goodwin

Waterdrops reflecting the photographer’s ring flash:
Drops with flash reflectionPhoto:
Image: Gwponder

A nocturnal web concealing branches posing as bats:
Water web in the full moon nightPhoto:
Image: Logan Stromberg

Transparent burrow protection:
The burrowPhoto:
Image: Jim Sneddon

Even a rusty nail, caught by a keen photographer’s eye, can be beautiful:
Rusty nailPhoto:
Image: topher76

A string of pearls:
String of pearlsPhoto:
Image: Peter Shanks

Like a mirror shard with a leaf's reflection, protected by barbed wire:
Mirror shred and barbed wirePhoto:
Image: sayer

Nature’s perfect web of pink:
Web in front of pink leavesPhoto:
Image: Bill Tyne

Water drops caught at the Watermark Tech Center in Grand Rapids, MI:
Water drops at Watermark TechPhoto:
Image: Matt Stangis

Chaos theory:
Chaos theoryPhoto:
Image: Becka Spence

Dynamic drops:
Dynamic dropsPhoto:
Image: Tiny Froglet

A filigree flower vase:
Branch framed by water webPhoto:
Image: Jenny Downing

A hole in the web:
Hole in webPhoto:
Image: Vince Wingate

Hanging the delicate wash:
Web on washing linePhoto:
Image: John Haslam

Parking lot dropscape:
DropscapePhoto:
Image: gkat_26

A soft hammock made of water drops:
Drop hammockPhoto:
Image: Mike Sowden

Flowers breaking through the web of droplets:
Flower webPhoto:
Image: cocomocomo

A string of crystal balls:
Crystal ballsPhoto:
Image: joka2000

World wide web:
WWWPhoto:
Image: Bala

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Lea (not verified) says:

These are stunning. The image by Noel Goodwin is particularly good.

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