A Spotted Orbweaver spider (Neoscona crucifera) descended from a tree branch at sunset and created an intricate web between a coneflower below and the tree branch above, settling in its center for a warm November night while basking in the glow of the Halloween lights. #SpottedOrbweaver #Orbweaver #NeosconaCrucifera #SpiderWeb #Spider #Halloween #Spooky #Entomology #AnimalBiology #Biology
The Super Hunter’s Moon in the constellation Pisces crosses the sky tonight with the planets Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter. This is the third of four supermoons for 2024, and the closest approach to Earth; the final supermoon for this year arrives on November 15th. #SuperHuntersMoon #HuntersMoon #HuntersSupermoon #Supermoon2024 #Supermoon #Moon #Perigee #AutumnalEquinox #Spooky #Astronomy
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-hunters-moon/
This brown Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) was making an intricate web under a lamp. After catching and eating a moth for dinner, the orbweaver collected the large web by rolling it into a ball and retreated to a secluded position to sleep until the next night.
#SpottedOrbweaver #Orbweaver #NeosconaCrucifera #Spider #Spooky #Entomology #AnimalBiology #Biology
APOD - Halloween and the Wizard Nebula:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231031.html
#WizardNebula #Nebula #NGC7380 #StarFormation #NASA #APOD #Spooky #Halloween #Astrophysics #Astronomy
APOD - Reflections of the Ghost Nebula:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231030.html
#GhostNebula #ReflectionNebula #Nebula #Sh2136 #VdB141 #StarFormation #Cepheus #Spooky #NASA #APOD #Astrophotography #Astronomy
