Golden orb web spider

Golden orb web spider (Nephila edulis), dorsal view

I took these photos of a Golden orb web spider (Nephila edulis) in the rose bushes in my front yard on my return from my Mount Tomah trip on 28th February.

Boring statistics: WCG

This is the current status of my World Community Grid effort. I’ve added a new project — and badge — since the last update: Discovering Dengue Drugs Together (Phase 2).
 

 

That Old Spice ad

I usually go to extreme lengths to avoid seeing TV advertisements, but I can’t resist this hilarious, fascinating, gone-viral Old Spice ad:

Where did the concept come from? How did they transition from shower to horse? Was it a single take? Was it all CGI?