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Spider vs Honey bee
Apr 26, 2015 17:13:20   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
For a while there I thought the spider was winning, but the bee got away.
It's hard to see in the photos, but the bee was putting on a pretty good fight.


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Apr 26, 2015 17:14:56   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
This is the first documentation I have seen of a male orbweaver catching prey. They are damned small! Well done!

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Apr 26, 2015 17:39:17   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
Nikonian72 wrote:
This is the first documentation I have seen of a male orbweaver catching prey. They are damned small! Well done!
Thanks! I didn't assist him, I just happened to be there & they were by the doorway on my porch.

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Apr 27, 2015 06:48:33   #
waltchilds Loc: Central Florida
 
:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Apr 27, 2015 10:53:09   #
sford122 Loc: Amarillo TX
 
Great storytelling capture. Lucky bee!

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Apr 27, 2015 11:18:30   #
pfrancke Loc: cold Maine
 
very cool, the spider takes the bee and the wasp takes the spider.

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Apr 27, 2015 11:19:56   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
action shots :thumbup:

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Apr 27, 2015 11:27:38   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
Thanks everyone! I doubt the little guy has fangs that could do the job or enough venom if he did. Does anyone know?
Douglass? Prof. Adams perhaps?

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Apr 27, 2015 13:42:38   #
Lighting
 
:thumbup:

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Apr 27, 2015 14:08:55   #
thephotoman Loc: Rochester, NY
 
Tremendous series of action pics. Nice detail.

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Apr 27, 2015 16:58:30   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
Good series, such big prey for a small spider.

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Apr 27, 2015 22:57:18   #
Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.
 
Ambition aplenty in that little fellow. Nice series.

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Apr 28, 2015 13:15:10   #
Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM
 
What a great series of photos. What an epic battle of little against big. Well done and thanks for sharing this one.
I don't know which to congratulate, the spider for making the catch or the bee for his tenacity to get away. I wish I could have seen this one in person.

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Apr 28, 2015 23:55:44   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
Thanks & your comments are appreciated: Lighting, thephotoman, Brenda, Photog21, and Albuqshutterbug.

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