Humic acids
fungal exudes
Cocci, bacilli
bacterial glues
Clay colloids to agregates
mining rocks
dissolved cements
Equalized by nematodes
arthropods with outside bones
Quickly moving forms with tails
flagellates, amoebas snail
Rotifers and water bears
ciliates with body hairs
A design so grand it built the world
those aggregates they lead to squirrels
So when you see a spider’s web
between the limbs of subtle hedge
Take a look, although entombed
insects wait to be consumed
One might bow to that small arachnid
eight legged and unattractive
Her mighty web came from herself
weaving, branches, leafs, a stone, itself
A daring feat spun in the air
victims winged and unaware
Just like the soil, she’s realized
her architecture is the prize
Sewing space the soil sings
as she returns the flying things
——
Dedicated to Dr. Elaine Ingham & Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web School
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