A Golden Silk Orbweaver spider snags a Monarch butterfly
Sep 24, 2012 03:47:25 #
Sunday, the first day of Fall, the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum opened their Spider Pavilion, and naturally I was there. For the previous six months, this enclosure has been the Butterfly Pavilion.
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilion
This is one of several little dramas that I captured. Golden Silk Orbweaver spider (Nephila clavipes) silk-wraps a freshly-caught Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).
Hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 200, with Nikkor 105G macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16, full sun & Nikon SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilion
This is one of several little dramas that I captured. Golden Silk Orbweaver spider (Nephila clavipes) silk-wraps a freshly-caught Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).
Hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 200, with Nikkor 105G macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16, full sun & Nikon SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.
Sep 24, 2012 07:13:33 #
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Sep 24, 2012 15:08:29 #
I had not heard of a spider pavilion before. You indeed are fortunate. In Amarillo, TX, we have one garden center that has a "butterfly room". Oh well. What a story your series does tell.
Sep 24, 2012 16:30:17 #
sford122 wrote:
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilionI had not heard of a spider pavilion before.
Sep 24, 2012 23:19:00 #
#4 is my first choice. Nice capture. I might check out that exhibit.
Sep 24, 2012 23:58:00 #
cameraniac
Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana
Nice images, Doug. It's amazing how strong the web from that spider is.
Sep 25, 2012 06:43:27 #
Very nice and interesting set! I wonder if the toxin in the Monarchs juices help the spider? Or will he sample it and than discard it. Or is the spider impervious to the toxins?
Richard
Richard
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Sep 26, 2012 09:32:36 #
Great shots....sure hate to see a apider capture a butterfly though.
Sep 26, 2012 14:36:51 #
Kimbee wrote:
From the tattered looks of this butterfly, he (scent glands on hind wings) had a long life, and met a fitting end.Great shots....sure hate to see a spider capture a butterfly though.
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