Have you ever thought of how many critters go unseen when we are out in their territory? Some are so camouflaged that we pass right on by without ever a sighting. They hide! It is all about survival for them. Being a predator or a prey, each has a great need for camouflage. I was thinking of this when I was on the pier during the predawn hours. How many critters are out there in that marsh? How many sets of eyes are watching my every move? How many are waiting for me to leave so they can go about their lives without being interrupted? Just how many?
Well, along about sunrise, I got an inkling of at least how many of one type of critter were there. As the sun rose up over the pines, the rays glided over the marsh and illuminated every spiderweb in its wake. As far as the eye could see, there were spiderwebs. I am assuming there were millions upon millions of webs so there had to be that many spiders. At night, if you take a strong flashlight to the pier, millions of eyes will light up across the marsh. It is a pretty amazing sight seeing all of those glittering eyes! Many of these spiders are wolf spiders and their eyes glow like turquoise gemstones.
So, if there are millions of spiders in the marshes around the Bayou, think of how many other critters go unseen! The world is an amazing place.
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