Hybrid solitary solitary semi-social semi-social semi-social Amateru built by: a solo Nephila senegalensis - one week, a solo Nephila senegalensis - two weeks, a duet of Cyrtophora citricola - four weeks, a solo Cyrtophora citricola - one week, a solo Cyrtophora citricola - two weeks, a quartet of Cyrtophora citricola juveniles - two weeks, and a nonet of Cyrtophora citrico-la juveniles - two weeks, rotated 180°, 2017
Spidersilk, carbon fibre, ink, glass, metal, carbon fibre frame
The translucent Plexiglas cube hosts unusual webs built by different species of spiders. These webs are hybrid creations woven by different species of spiders one atop the other’s web. The webs that have been spray painted with an extremely lightweight black ink.
Photo © Andrea Rossetti