Green Crab Spider Feast

[tchuanye]

Other than the other shots, I manage to see the Green Crab spider (GCS) feasting on the leafhopper/planthopper? As there were many of these leafhoppers, it is a matter of time where they land wrongly and right on the leaf where the GCS is waiting. Saw 3 different GCS feasting on the hopper!

FZ10+Raynox 250, F8, 1/60s, ISO 50, 2 diffuse ext flash, handheld

#1: Introducing ...the prey
A Leaf or Plant Hopper


#2: The Green Crab Spider Feasting on one


#3:Closer view


#4:Holding it down


#5:Front View

[tchuanye]

#6: closer view again


#7: Top view of 1st GCS


#8: The 2nd GCS with Prey


#9: Top view of 2nd GCS


#10 : Final Bite

[LowLights]

As Usual your feasting series is

[Netbaby]

Save the Plant Hopper!

[huggable]

Does the GCS have 8 eyes?

[leeweelee80]

Nice feasting Series. Where do you shoot usually and what are the timing?

[hweechwee]

Really nice series. Great capture of the details!

[JOELSOO]

i was bitten by this spider about 10 years ago and amazingly its venom seems to be not something to joke around.

bitten on my neck whilst sitting under a tree, slapped it to death after i felt the pain behind my neck, felt my eyes watery and itchy then went for a nap, woke up about 3 hours later hardly able to open my eyes at all as they were so puffy as though u've been punched a couple of days ago. My friends have to send me to hospital (i was having on holiday in Pulau Langkawi then) have to have an anti venom injection after which the swelling went down later in the night.

the pic of the spider give me the creeps now. I would have felt better if only it had given me some spiderman skills but so far nothing as yet. haha

[nyxx88]

OT: Did you start climbing walls after that?

*just kidding*

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by Netbaby Save the Plant Hopper!

There are plenty of then there! So no worries!

Originally Posted by huggable Does the GCS have 8 eyes?

Yes, all spiders have 8 eyes except a few species.

Originally Posted by leeweelee80 Nice feasting Series.Where do you shoot usually and what are the timing?

These were taken at the playground at henry park apartments. Taken from 1730-1900hrs. No specific timing.

Originally Posted by hweechwee Really nice series. Great capture of the details!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by JOELSOO i was bitten by this spider about 10 years ago and amazingly its venom seems to be not something to joke around. bitten on my neck whilst sitting under a tree, slapped it to death after i felt the pain behind my neck, felt my eyes watery and itchy then went for a nap, woke up about 3 hours later hardly able to open my eyes at all as they were so puffy as though u've been punched a couple of days ago. My friends have to send me to hospital (i was having on holiday in Pulau Langkawi then) have to have an anti venom injection after which the swelling went down later in the night. the pic of the spider give me the creeps now. I would have felt better if only it had given me some spiderman skills but so far nothing as yet. haha

Wow, did not know that this fella is poisonous. Looks quite harmless. Glad you recovered!

[JOELSOO]

Originally Posted by nyxx88 OT: Did you start climbing walls after that? *just kidding*

not able to climb walls yet as of today. haha... maybe kena bite another time might do the trick!