Photos of the Day: November 8, 2015

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November skies, flowers, and life in the Linville Gorge Underground ….

 

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John’s Kitchen View. (Photo: Matthew Perry)

 

Matthew Perry - Great sky looking South.
(Photo: Matthew Perry)

 

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Still in bloom on the rocky outcrops. Possibly appalachian sandwort or mountain sandwort. (Photo: Matthew Perry)

 

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Cave crickets. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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Spider hunting in the dark. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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Another cricket hunter … (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

spider spiderweb cave linville gorge
… hides on the cave ceiling above its web. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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(Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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Baby cricket. Despite the hunters, the crickets proliferate. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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You’d think that spiders on ceiling would be the creepiest part of crawling around in caves…. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

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… but these daddy long legs (Opiliones) often coat the ceiling in a furry forest of long legs, dropping onto your head in the thousands when brushed by a passing hat! (Photo: Nicholas Massey)