Macro – there IS such a thing as a FREE lunch…

[Dennis]

Hello,

We noticed this spider, at dusk, in the shrubs near the car port and I made a mental note to attempt a macro shot the next day. Returning the next morning I discovered that the spider had snared a bee so I grabbed a couple of shots, struggling with the wind blown web.

It wasn’t until I began processing the images that I noticed a small, fly like insect had landed on the bee and was grabbing a free feed whilst the spider was presumably tenderizing and wrapping up its evening meal!

Cheers

Dennis

[dpastern]

It's a fly. And, blowing a bubble. Don't think it was grabbing a feed of the Bee though, at least definitely not in that shot. Nice female golden orb weaver too.

Dave

[troypiggo]

Great work, Dennis. You're totally addicted now... thinking about things you see to come back to shoot macro :)

Flies blow bubbles like that quite a bit - sometimes it's clear, sometimes a browny/coffee looking colour - supposedly it aids their digestion. That fly looks very pregnant, too.

[Bassnut]

Gaud, the detail is amazing.