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Spiders In Space - The Experiment Acrylic Print
by James Temple
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Spiders In Space - The Experiment acrylic print by James Temple. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
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It has been observed that being in Earth's orbit has an effect on the structure of spider webs in space. Spider webs were spun in low earth orbit in... more
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Artist's Description
It has been observed that being in Earth's orbit has an effect on the structure of spider webs in space. Spider webs were spun in low earth orbit in 1973 aboard Skylab, involving two female European garden spiders (cross spiders) called Arabella and Anita, as part of an experiment on the Skylab 3 mission. The aim of the experiment was to test whether the two spiders would spin webs in space, and, if so, whether these webs would be the same as those that spiders produced on Earth. The experiment was a student project of Judy Miles of Lexington, Massachusetts. After the launch on July 28, 1973, and entering Skylab, the spiders were released by astronaut Owen Garriott into a box that resembled a window frame. The spiders proceeded to construct their web while a camera took photographs and examined the spiders' behavior in a zero-gravity environment. Both spiders took a long time to adapt to their weightless existence. However, after a day, Arabella spun the first web. It was thought that...
About James Temple
I've lived in Hawaii since 2002, 1200 feet above sea level, on the small rural island of Moloka'i. It is very quiet here, with only about 7,400 residents. I appreciate the quiet life after spending 35 years as a commercial illustrator, senior art director and design director for major advertising agencies and design studios in Chicago, San Francisco and Palo Alto California. I've always loved cooking. In 2002 that love led me to a degree in the Culinary Arts just before moving to Hawaii. Since then I designed and built a house, worked in local restaurants, self-published three cookbooks, and took up photography as a hobby. Now retired, I spend most of my time developing recipes and photographing them, plus researching and writing...
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Alana Thrower
Very creative! Interesting description! l/f/t/p/fb
Heidi Fickinger
This is very cool James! I had no idea you did this king of amazing illustration. Marvellous.
James Temple replied:
Thanks Heidi. James
Marcia Colelli
Revisiting. Excellent creative image and work. L/F
James Temple replied:
Thank you Marcia... have a great day! James
James Temple
Thanks Marcia.
Marcia Colelli
Very creative image. Nice work. L/F
Larisa Fedotova
Such beauty! This is just gorgeous and artistic art L/F/TW
James Temple replied:
Thanks Larisa, I appreciate your comments. James
Susanna Schorr
So cool! Wonderful!
James Temple replied:
Thanks Susanna! James
Jim Cook
Very cool work! Was fascinated to learn about the experiment with spiders in space. L,F,Tw
James Temple replied:
Aloha Jim. Thanks for your comment today. James
Phil Sadler
Hi James T.! luv this one man, super cool! :) phil
James Temple replied:
Aloha Phil! Thank you... glad you like this one! James
Marcia Colelli
Very creative image and nice work. L
James Temple replied:
Thank you Marcia! James
Lynda Lehmann
Truly a captivating image! LF!
James Temple replied:
Thanks Lynda!
Alana Thrower
Cool image! Interesting experiment! l/f/t/p/fb
James Temple replied:
Thanks Alana!
Steve Harrington
A terrific image and interesting info, James! L
James Temple replied:
Thanks Steve!
Amy Barrow and Son's - Luke and Tom Barrow
Clever!
James Temple replied:
Thank you Amy!
Joy DiNardo Bradley DiNardo Designs
This is cool! Thanks for the education on this!
James Temple replied:
Thanks Joy!
Carl Purcell
Science is stranger than fiction!
Anastasia Michaels
Wow! I love the picture, beautifully made! And thank you for sharing the story about this picture. Very fascinating.
James Temple replied:
Thanks so much for the comment Anastasia!