Jumping Spider grabs lunch.

[Jody Melanson]

Found this centimeter long Jumping Spider in my bedroom window the other day.

1.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573201874_DywA8-O.jpg

2.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573201986_XvcQs-O.jpg

As luck would have it, there was a Green Bottle Fly in the window as well. :) (he might have been a youngster, as you can see his far wing doesn't look quite unfurled?)

3.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573201933_ZHnFb-O.jpg

The Jumper spotted the Fly and crept up on him like a cat. The Jumper laid himself down as flat as he could get to the surface he was crawling on while he approached the Fly.

Then BAM! :O

4.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573202049_Atifh-O.jpg

5.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573202131_hXxap-O.jpg

This one is a two shot stack. (one with the Fly in focus, one with the Jumper in focus)

6.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573202081_b7nk5-O.jpg

7.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573228454_NPM3J-O.jpg

8.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573202113_cfS34-O.jpg

All photos were shot with the Sigma 150 straight on the 1DMark2N, except for this last one, I threw three tubes on.

9.
http://jmelanson.smugmug.com/photos/573228500_coNgj-O.jpg

[Cygnus Studios]

Super schweet ! It is impossible for me to choose a clear cut winner in this series. Talk about right place at the right time.....:clap

[urte]

action Jackson, thinks like this never happen in my home... I think great series

[Lord Vetinari]

Excellent action series Jody :)
Brian V.