Look What I Caught in My Web

Rainbows can form when light shines through water droplets in the air--the standard rainbow that we see not infrequently.

But if the sun shines in at a low angle, they can also appear when water droplets affix to certain surfaces, like the dew on this spiderweb. Grass, heather, and other small plants are also good surfaces for dewbows.

Photo: Richard Fleet