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Apologies to a spider

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 23, 20183,117 views3 comments

I was at the tree line in an area of Funks Grove in central Illinois when I spotted a large bee on a flower as well as a small pale butterfly. I did not have a macro lens with me but took a couple quick photos and then walked on. As I returned I noticed the butterfly had not moved, I picked it up to take a closer look when I realized that a small yellow crab spider had been feeding on the butterfly. I checked my photo and sure enough there the spider was! Sorry guy, didn't mean to rob you of your meal!
In my defense, without reading glasses I do not see close up very well.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon-EF-S55-250mm @ 250mm
1/320 @ F-9 ISO 400 HH

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3 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 25, 2018 at 11:36 AM

Everything is as it should be, with the exception of the photo bombing OOF bee! cheeky

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 25, 2018 at 4:59 PM

John, congrats on a fine nature observation. The crab spider's body is nicely sharp as are many of the surrounding flowers. I would like to see the crab spider's head more clearly, but with a long lens like this, dof is especially challenging. Waiting a bit for the bee to clear would be a big improvement as the flower and the spider with bf are well placed in the frame against a very nice background with it's subtle color shifts.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 27, 2018 at 5:31 AM

John, crab spiders are deadly killers, and very stealthy...and your image is typical of any crab spider attack.

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments