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Incredible Strength
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Incredible Strength

by Ester van Dam

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 17, 201275 views6 comments
Not sure what kind of hunting fly this is but it sure is strong. This was taken at the Veluwe in the Netherlands in spring.

sonya550
iso 400
50mm
F8
1/500
no tripod

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 17, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Wow! What a find! Did you see where the wasp took it? It is probably taking it to a hole where it will lay eggs in it! From what I have read, many hunting wasps don't kill their prey but immobilize it so it is fresh food when the babies emerge!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments
Comment posted by Ester van Dam on August 17, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Ah it's a hunting wasp :rolleyes: it was indeed taking it to a hole. Somehow on that day there were a lot of these wasps emerging from holes in the sand and they were definetely out
hunting. Poor spider but i guess it makes sense to bring fresh food to the nest :smile:
Registered on August 30, 2011, 50 Posts, 103 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM
This image gives me the shakes! :eek:
But in a good way. :biggrin:
I like the documentary feel to this, it really tells a story.
Dinner is served.
:razz:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on August 17, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Cool capture Ester! A couple weeks ago I was kneeling down on the ground working and saw this same scene and couldn't believe my eyes, so I guess we have a similar kind of wasp here in Maine.
Registered on October 10, 2011, 62 Posts, 508 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 17, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Wow, he is strong! He is carrying a load bigger than himself. Interesting to read comments about this wasp. Great find,
Ester!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 17, 2012 at 9:00 PM
The pose of the spider makes this look like they are still locked in combat. Kind of a miniature monster movie. Way to get low to capture this one, Ester.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments