Crab Spider taking a prey

[tsechien]

My 1st pic posting here!

Here's a series of macros of a Crab Spider lying and waiting for it's prey in a Straits Rhodedendron flower.

Along comes an unsuspecting bee and WHAM!!! it is taken by the Crab Spider which grabs it lighting fast with it's 2 elongated front claws.

It then tightens it's grasp on the bee and probably injects some paralytic serum inside that poor bee. It spends the rest of the afternoon sucking out the living juices out from the bee.

D200, Nikkor 200mm f4, Manfrotto macro positioning plate on a Arca Swiss B1.









chien

[tanhb]

Nice series. Like the 2nd pic. The white on 1st and last shots were too hot for my liking.

[tsechien]

Originally Posted by tanhb Nice series. Like the 2nd pic. The white on 1st and last shots were too hot for my liking.

I know exactly what you mean. Metering that white spider (especially the abdomen) against a reddish purple flower was a nightmare!

Thanks,
chien

[namska]

nice.... but i think ur lizard frames is kind of distracting here.... just my personal views la...

[tchuanye]

Interesting series. Good moment captured.

Agreed with the whites comments, and also the lizard borders....I think it spoils the good image.

[tsechien]

hahaha Point certainly taken. Long story behind those borders......after I found my pics used without my permission in a US website (no credits even).

Thanks guys

chien

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by tsechien hahaha Point certainly taken. Long story behind those borders......after I found my pics used without my permission in a US website (no credits even). Thanks guys chien

Understand. Did they remove it after you protest?

Which website was it anyway?

[tsechien]

Originally Posted by tchuanye Understand. Did they remove it after you protest? Which website was it anyway?

Yes, they did. It was an article on macro but I will not name them here. Let bygones be bygones.....There must be at least 10 other offenders but there is no way of tracking everybody down, hence the precautionary "watermark".

chien

[cerebrus]

More macro savegry! Great series mate!