But I recognize that shape: It's a steerable beam array antenna. You've probably seen them, on a vastly larger scale, a circle of towers surrounding a central tower. By changing the phase of the signal to each tower, the waves cancel or reinforce in a way that makes the signal directional.
This link goes to the Google Earth view of Harold Holt Naval Communications Facility at Exmouth, Western Australia . This a hexagonal array for conducting VLF communications with submerged subs, as shown in a sketch of the site:
Here's the spider web for comparison:
Well. So our spiders have learned to construct phased-array radio systems. I think we're in deep doo-doo.
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- A Mystery.
- It's a trap . . .
- Pufferfish nest!
- Check this cocoon out:
- Sign...sign...everywhere a sign
- It should be pretty obvious.