The price of pollen

[Dalantech]

There's just no such thing as a free lunch -unless you're a spider...

Canon Xti + 100mm macro lens + 37mm of extension tubes + MR-14 ring flash set to a 4:1 ratio. Manual mode 1/200, F11, ISO 100.

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/136562574-L.jpg

Another frame:

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/136566403-L.jpg

[coldclimb]

Hehehe, nice! That guy sure blends in.

[Dalantech]

Hehehe, nice! That guy sure blends in.

When I first saw it I wondered why that fly was digging it's head into the flower. Only after looking through the lens did I realize that a crab spider had it in a head lock... :huh

[Lord Vetinari]

Amazintg camouglage on the crab spider- great captures by all concerned :)
Brian V

[Dalantech]

Amazintg camouglage on the crab spider- great captures by all concerned :)
Brian V

Thanks Brian! That fly didn't stand a chance...

[Skippy]

There's just no such thing as a free lunch -unless you're a spider...

Canon Xti + 100mm macro lens + 37mm of extension tubes + MR-14 ring flash set to a 4:1 ratio. Manual mode 1/200, F11, ISO 100.

Another frame:



Hi Dalantech, I saw one of those Crab spiders on the same kind of plant in Ohio and it was eating a Bee, I didn't see the spider at first, but I did notice the bee hanging in a weird position, that's the only thing that drew my attention to it.

He got a nice sized feed in that fly :thumb
Great Capture :clap ..... Skippy
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[Dalantech]

Hi Dalantech, I saw one of those Crab spiders on the same kind of plant in Ohio and it was eating a Bee, I didn't see the spider at first, but I did notice the bee hanging in a weird position, that's the only thing that drew my attention to it.

He got a nice sized feed in that fly :thumb
Great Capture :clap ..... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy!

[JDollDesigns]

alright.... Spiders are my weakness. I LOVE them!!! yay! Great shots!!! I love spiders... well shooting them anyway... they get near me... that's another story. ha ha.:D

[Dalantech]

alright.... Spiders are my weakness. I LOVE them!!! yay! Great shots!!! I love spiders... well shooting them anyway... they get near me... that's another story. ha ha.:D

I'm the same way! I've got no problems shooting a scene like that one, but as I walk away my skin starts to crawl... :puke1

[JDollDesigns]

I'm the same way! I've got no problems shooting a scene like that one, but as I walk away my skin starts to crawl... :puke1

Yes!! Or if it launches at you or jumps on you... I tend to freak out! I had a meesly grasshopper jump on me and I didn't expect it too and it wouldn't jump off me! I'm just glad it wasn't a spider.

[Dalantech]

Yes!! Or if it launches at you or jumps on you... I tend to freak out! I had a meesly grasshopper jump on me and I didn't expect it too and it wouldn't jump off me! I'm just glad it wasn't a spider.

LOL! I've had dragonflies land on me, and once a jumping spider leaped onto my lens...

[JDollDesigns]

LOL! I've had dragonflies land on me, and once a jumping spider leaped onto my lens...

Jumping spiders are cute. I'm not afraid of them.... wow, I just said cute and spider in the same sentence. ha ha. Yeah, you gotta love it.

[djames]

Jumping spiders are cute. I'm not afraid of them.... wow, I just said cute and spider in the same sentence. ha ha. Yeah, you gotta love it.

Unless they are the variety my daughter showed me in Tiawan. They are about the size of a large man's hand and can jump 3-4 feet in the air.

[saurora]

Those are pretty amazing shots! That spidey is exactly the color of the flower! Do they change colors like chameleons??? Verrrry coool! :D

[Dalantech]

Those are pretty amazing shots! That spidey is exactly the color of the flower! Do they change colors like chameleons??? Verrrry coool! :D

They do change color but I've only seen yellow (most common), black, and brown (least common). After a little while they will take on the exact shade of the flower they are on...

[Zygote]

Nice captures! I took a similar picture (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/bowieaudio/mars07/22mars01.jpg) the other day. Only this one is on my jeans.

[Dalantech]

Nice captures! I took a similar picture (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/bowieaudio/mars07/22mars01.jpg) the other day. Only this one is on my jeans.

Nice fly shot :)