Ambushed

[Gary Fairhead]

I was photographing what I thought was a bee coming out of a lily. I quickly realised she was not moving under her own power. Summer 2004

Taken with a Canon Powershot S45

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/ambushed.jpg

[dancinec]

Excellent capture. Great composition and color, nicely done.

[PetKal]

A very dramatic photo. The flower-stage and the protagonsts-actors in that little macro tragic play by Nature.

[ebondanes]

Gary -- is a purple and white spider a "Canadian" thing??? I hate spiders, but this pic is really cool.

[rickc]

I like it! The colors and the composition are quite pleasing.

[busbyea]

Food for thought....Excellent color, great composition.

[sparker1]

Love it, have never seen such a beautiful spider.

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks everyone for the very positive comments.

ebondanes Gary -- is a purple and white spider a "Canadian" thing I hate spiders, but this pic is really cool.

A good question that I can't answer but it brought to mind that this spider had changed color by the following day. At least I think it was the same spider...definitely the same species and on the same flowers. I dug up a couple of shots and as you can see it took on a yellow color ( especially the front and legs) and I presume this was a camouflage technique. Thanks for the feedback.

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/Ambushed-5.jpg