The Webs
They were so beautiful. The weblike pods appeared overnight in city centers, farm fields and small villages. News of their presence swept the globe as the sun rose over the horizons of each time zone. The greatest minds of science were called to investigate, and areas cordoned off so as not to disturb them.
One such expert carefully snipped a small piece to take back to the lab. The netting fluttered softly as he turned away. The horrified look on the faces of onlookers made him crouch as if to protect himself as a spider-like creature swooped in devouring him.
~kat
100 words for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers Photo Prompt Challenge based on this photo by ©Roger Bultot.
January 5th, 2018 at 1:05 am
Nice one!
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January 5th, 2018 at 1:25 am
Thrilling and chilling. Great take.
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:46 pm
Thank you! 😳😜
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January 5th, 2018 at 6:38 am
Dear Kat,
Oh! Major cringe! Spiders scare the bejeebers out of me. Good story but eeeeeeeek!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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January 5th, 2018 at 2:46 pm
I am not a fan of spiders either! Especially the jumping ones!!! Eeek! Thank you Rochelle. Have a lovely weekend!
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January 5th, 2018 at 7:29 am
Oh we both saw spiders in the image… better be careful, were there are webs there are likely spiders.
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January 5th, 2018 at 3:57 pm
It is not a happy thought…I do not like spiders one bit!
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January 5th, 2018 at 7:49 am
You don’t upset the spiders! Excellent.
Click to read my FriFic!
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Not a good idea! I agree!!! 😳
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January 5th, 2018 at 11:17 am
ACK!! 😀
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:40 pm
I know. Your basic nightmare…mine at least!😳
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January 5th, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Lol – did not see that beautiful-dark twist of justice coming.. 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:40 pm
We can be so easily drawn into beauty…though sometimes it’s a ruse, with a beast lying in wait! 😳
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January 5th, 2018 at 5:54 pm
Such stories – Darkness can be inspiring.. 😎🥀
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Oh, a lesson learned the hard way… Loved how you played that one out. 🙂
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January 5th, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Thank you Jelli. Let’s hope they haven’t laid eggs yet! 😳
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January 5th, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Nice!
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January 5th, 2018 at 5:46 pm
Thank you Etol! 😊
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January 6th, 2018 at 9:30 am
The stuff of nightmares! 💜
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January 6th, 2018 at 10:05 am
Yes indeed! 😳
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January 6th, 2018 at 10:05 am
Eeeeereeeeeerk
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January 6th, 2018 at 1:33 pm
This stuff has reminded different writers of spider webs. A well written short story, though awful. 😉
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January 6th, 2018 at 2:55 pm
I noticed that too! The stuff of nightmares! Thank you. 😊
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January 6th, 2018 at 3:22 pm
What did he expect? Who did he think he was? He paid a high price for disturbing…. though, I cannot help but imagine that all over the world, they will eventually leave their webs…
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January 6th, 2018 at 4:05 pm
Yes…and lay eggs! 😳
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January 6th, 2018 at 4:36 pm
Eek!!
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January 6th, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Oops, scientists always have to investigate. The next one will be more careful.
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January 6th, 2018 at 4:29 pm
Yep! To be sure! 😳
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January 6th, 2018 at 6:31 pm
That’ll teach him. He’s lunch for a spider, now!
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January 7th, 2018 at 10:44 am
Haha! Yes…and as the rest of the world watches in horror!
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January 7th, 2018 at 5:05 am
Really like the way it’s all going so well until someone messes with it!
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January 7th, 2018 at 10:45 am
Yep. But I think it was just a matter of time. 😳
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January 10th, 2018 at 7:28 pm
[…] 99 words today for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday FIctioneers Photo Prompt Challenge. (Photo Prompt by ©️Victor and Sarah Potter.) When I saw the photo I could not resist doing a Part 2 to last Week’s story… […]
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January 10th, 2018 at 10:20 pm
Uh-oh, they saw the web but not the spider — must have been good at hiding, waiting for someone to come into its trap. What an interesting take on this photo!
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January 11th, 2018 at 4:59 am
Thanks Joy. 🙂
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