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Give and take life
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Give and take life

by Richard Olsen

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted May 24, 20121,154 views16 comments
I set up to photograph this flower, then wondered why the bee wasn't on the pollen. It was then I realized it had been the victim of the spider hiding on the pedals

Comments

16 comments
Comment posted by David Schwaegler on May 24, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Nice surprise when I opened the image. Amazing how these spiders can take on the color of petal. Well done.
Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 24, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Well documented. I never saw the spider until you mentioned it!
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Tate on May 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM
It is neat how the spiders take on the color of the habitat, really neat capture :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Diffley on May 24, 2012 at 7:14 PM
Thanks for sharing this! Nicely done.
Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on May 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Great action close-up with lots of drama. Tells a great story about life.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on May 24, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Nice capture with both predator and prey struggling for life on the beauty of a flower!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 25, 2012 at 8:02 AM
I think honey bees are the crab spiders favorite snack :wink:
Great detail/DOF & color with a good view of the action :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 25, 2012 at 5:17 PM
No sight of spider from the thumbnail image, I can easily imagine how the bee became the spider's breakfast- A fine capture, with excellent DOF managing and very good detail- Well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 26, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Hi Richard :wavey: Well composed!!! love how you captured the beauty of the flower, next to a death struggle. this image can show how sometimes nature is harsh, but life goes on. :cool: :smile: :rolleyes:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on May 30, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Congrats on the EP. The spider is well hidden and you captured the scene very well, showing a part of nature that most don't see.
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Diffley on May 30, 2012 at 10:12 PM
Isn't great when something accidently comes along and adds to an image! Glad to see this was a WP choice.
Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Grabski on May 31, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Nature in action. Congrats on WP.
Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 1, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Hi Richard :wavey: Congrats on a very fine capture , and winning the WP :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 3, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Cool shot of cryptic coloration. This is a great subject, and nicely captured.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 5, 2012 at 1:28 AM
Excellent catch! The petals of the poppies are marvelous - plus the dead bee and spider make this exceptional - congrats on the WP!
(I'd personally clean up the specks and spotrs on the otherwise-perfect flower)
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Myers on June 6, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Frost wrote a poem that begins, "I found a dimpled spider, fat and white . . ." In the poem the spider was on a white flower, but its prey was a white moth. That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this. Besides being a really good image, it has evoked many good memories of my days teaching high school English. Congratulations on the WP. BTW, the poem is titled, "Directive." In case you'd like to read it, here's a link:

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15718
Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments