The Motley-Rice Building on the Mt Pleasant side of the Cooper River provided not only a great view of the bridge but is also the home of many banana spiders (Nephila clavipes ). This photo taken while hovering above the Motley-Rice Building and presents our new bridge, the old Navy Base area and the upstream Cooper River with elegance and simplicity. If you have your curious eyes activated, visit the brush along the Cooper River in front of the Motley-Rice building and you will see a number of male/female banana spiders. The male is much smaller (maybe 1/5) than the female and is typically oriented perpendicular to his partner. Try to figure out why?