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I was photographing small insects on a white umbellifer when a medium-sized fly alighted. Before my eyes could focus, it disappeared. It did no take of, it just vanished.

Looking under the inflorescence, on the far side from my position, I saw the culprit. A crab spider Misumena vatia, about one third grown, had seized the fly. It was only on examining these images that the characteristic eyes, antennae and elongated mouthparts (fourth image) showed me it was a Dancefly Empis tessellata, which is common in the garden..

EM-1, Kiron 105, f16, twin flash, hand-held.

Harold





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Jul 13, 2016 at 12:36 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Snatch & Crab


Wonderful captures Harold- esp like the first 2 shots
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Jul 13, 2016 at 12:48 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Snatch & Crab


LordV wrote:
Wonderful captures Harold- esp like the first 2 shots
Brian v.


Thanks, Brian.

These spiders are so much easier when they are eating.

Harold



Jul 13, 2016 at 12:57 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Snatch & Crab


I fully agree with Lord V


Jul 13, 2016 at 05:44 AM
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John Hanon wrote:
I fully agree with Lord V


Thanks, John.

This is all proof that luck, and being in the right place at the right time, plays a huge part in getting such images. The way the spider chose to orientate its catch was very fortunate.

Harold



Jul 13, 2016 at 06:57 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Snatch & Crab



Stunning capture of the action!

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Jul 13, 2016 at 10:46 AM
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Warkari wrote:
Stunning capture of the action!

- Amit


Thanks.

It was all a bit slow but getting light on it was tricky.

Harold



Jul 13, 2016 at 11:03 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Snatch & Crab


Nice set Harold, nr 2 for me!!Andrei


Jul 13, 2016 at 12:31 PM
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andreloo wrote:
Nice set Harold, nr 2 for me!!Andrei


Thanks, Andrei.

I just posted them in the sequence in which they were shot.

Harold



Jul 13, 2016 at 01:04 PM
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Very well done Harold ~ Ron


Jul 14, 2016 at 03:56 PM





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