The jaws of death by durleybeachbum
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Description
The Crab spider, Misumena vatia with the remains of her lunch, a little hoverfly, Melanostoma scalare.
She is on Phlox Blue Boy.
I was cutting some for the house, or I should never have seen her.
Nothing quite so exciting for a nature freak as a good murder!
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Comments (56)
great shot, awesome murder, but sadly not a 'whodunit' (my preference) ;-)
Well there is the dinner :-))) So is life :-) Excellent capture indeed. :-)
Sad and beautiful. Great shot!!!
Great capture - still waiting for such a moment...
Nature can be so cruel and yet so interesting and beautiful you've captured all of this in this one shot, great timing and capture!!!
Beautiful Yet sad Hugs Susan~
Really a very impressive Macro...bravissimo!!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Amazing!
killer queen
Excellent capture!
Fantastic macro. Nice details also what truly help apreciate a drama.
Oh AARRGG, horrible. They are here too just busy sucking the life force of anything that comes near them. Terrific photo which proves that gardening is really dangerous.
WOW!! Just a fantastic capture for the both of you. :)
Amazing all that happens everyday in the garden. Nice shot.
a wonderful crab spider!!! Fantastic photo!
Marvelous shot Andrea, a beautiful arachnid specimen. I don't think we get this species up here in darkest lincolnshire.
What a scary shot! ooooooooooh I hate spiders. Stunning shot. Congras!
Excellent capture!
OMG! terrible scene! and also a spectacular shot!
Fantastic macro! Excellent
A first degree case....premeditated for sure...
This is stellar. The drama is plain to see and the focus is awesome. Love the dramatic lighting and background colors.
Fantastic shot!!!
Really nice shot! Great timing to get this. The Crab Spider is a beauty too!
Super shot
Great Macro
Awesome capture of a crab spider with it's prey. WOW!!
Looks outstanding. What a high qualitiy macro
Gosh... suddenly I like spider's even less... However, the image is superb Andrea! :)
I have never seen a spider like that, great shot.