Phyciodes tharos, the Pearl Crescent Butterfly, on Black-Eyed Susan in a meadow
The web of the Araneus diadematus is often spotted in the later summer and into fall. They can be huge - this one spans from our porch to the flagpole, with an anchoring strand down to my car in the driveway. Fully 20+ feet! The photo has been filtered digitally to bring out the colors of the web.
nature's art is unrivalled by any artist's pen or brush.
Header image: "snail in mosses" pen and ink, digital, by Cedar Sanderson