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Nazca Animal Geoglyphs: Bugs

 

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Class 1 Geoglyph - Spider/Spiral Group  

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Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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Close-up of the thorax of the spider showing the precision of line placement and design - while each curve is not exactly the same, it is clear that I high degree of precision was used in measuring the design, with great care in the construction

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Close-up of the Nazca spider's head showing a high degree of symmetry - you can also see that the rough line that crosses the left side, not only is crude in comparison, but was also created after the spider, since it cuts through the spider's design

 

 

 

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This image is of the front right legs - showing the parallel designs, spacing, and alignment of the bends - no doubt that this was a well planned construction

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While not all the leg pairs have their joints in perfect parallel, it appears that that was the design goal

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Close-up of the left rear feet - showing much more well rounded constant curves that most Nazca animal figures

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Chart of specific Nazca symbols
Lizard, Condor, Spider, Hummingbird #3, and unknown symbol

  Some Of The Famous Nazca Animal Figures

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The spider is probably one of the two best know, most iconic, of the Nazca figures

   

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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46 m (150 Feet)

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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Like some other Nazca animal symbols, the spider has an entry line and an exit line, permitting a walk along the entire object without crossing a line

  

Uniquely Nazca ...

One of the extraordinary and unique features of the geoglyphs of the greater Nazca region is their approach to design.  Many of the geoglyphs are constructed using a continuous line style: where a single line forms the complete figure without ever crossing itself.  This has lead many scientists to believe that these symbols served a ceremonial purpose - that the people of these ancient cultures "walked" the lines to perform some ritual - starting at a point, then following the entire shape of the symbol until its end.
   

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class One Geoglyph - precise object - context consistent

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Class 2 Geoglyph - Monkey/Hands Group  

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McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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Close up of the parrots head shows that it has more in common with an ant, particularly in that the design appears to have six legs

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Could this actually be a stylized ant (with six legs) with one antennae on the left?  Assume that you are looking at the insect from overhead, instead of a beak, the mouth parts are mandibles.

   

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Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
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Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
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Only four legs are shown, but the animal's body is cut off by the runway - further adding support for the ant definition - additionally, no Nazca bird has wings of this design

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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click here for more about our geoglyphic classification system

geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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click here for more about our geoglyphic classification system

geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears substantially intact
McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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Why So Many Photos?

The goal of our website is to present multiple views of each symbol for three reasons:

1) the lines are extremely difficult to photograph due to lighting conditions and the condition of the geoglyph itself,
2) to provide better context of the symbol, showing some of its surrounding area, and
3) because different views provide a better understanding of the style of design and perhaps a greater appreciation of the genius of the constructors.             more science »

Class 2 Geoglyph - Shark/Fish Group  

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McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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This geoglyph has been substantially destroyed by the creation of the runway through it.  What the exact design was of this figure is now impossible know.

 
   

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
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McGuinness Scale Class Two Geoglyph - imprecise object - context consistent

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geoglyph requires elevated viewing
Geoglyph made by removing stones and/or desert pavement exposing soil underneath
Geoglyph appears damaged or partially destroyed