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Crab Spider with Bee. (+PiP)

Taken in my garden.

When I took this photo I thought that maybe the bee would have a chance to escape, but I couldn't wait around as I had an appointment.

A couple of hours later I went and had another look and it was obvious the bee wasn't going anywhere (see the image in the PiP) as the spider had been well and truly subdued, although it must have taken a while. The PiP is not quite as sharp as the main image as it had got quite windy.......but it serves its purpose.

So a good day for the spider........not so good for the bee!
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40 comments

Günter Klaus said:

Oh,da hattes du heute ein tolles Erlebnis der Natur lieber Keith,großartig hast du diese Szenen eingefangen,perfekt hast du deinen Fokus gesetzt,in deinen Hauptbild sieht man auch die kleinen Augen der Spinne,das hast du wieder toll gesehen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,liebe Grüße Güni :))
3 months ago ( translate )

Keith Burton replied to Günter Klaus:

Glad you like these images Güni.............especially as I remembered to do the PiP properly this time.

Thank you very much for your kind and comprehensive comments. Enjoy the rest of your evening............
3 months ago

Don Sutherland said:

Fantastic capture and information.
3 months ago ( translate )

Keith Burton replied to Don Sutherland:

Thanks for your kind words Don.
3 months ago

Jean-louis Thiaudier… said:

Superbe macro de cette attaque***
3 months ago ( translate )

Keith Burton replied to Jean-louis Thiaudier…:

Thanks very much Jean-louis............glad you approve.
3 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Remarkable capture!
3 months ago ( translate )

TOZ said:

A great find Keith super Image's nice and sharp nice one.
Best TOZ
3 months ago

Fred Fouarge said:

prachtige opname keith alleen had je tegen die spin moeten zeggen alleen vliegen geen bijen
3 months ago ( translate )

Ronald Losure said:

Dramatic photo and apparent bad news for the bee.
3 months ago

Mikus said:

Hochinteressant die Jagdtechnik dieser Spinnenart. Gestochen scharf gezeigt, Keith. Sehr dramatisch.
3 months ago ( translate )

Patrick Brandy said:

Beau détails dans cette magnifique photo merci pour l'info bonne journée.
3 months ago ( translate )

Eunice Perkins said:

Poor bee! Wonderful photos telling a story of life and death in the insect world.
3 months ago

Gudrun said:

Fantastic photos! Nature is cruel....
3 months ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Fantastic pictures...
3 months ago ( translate )