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almo
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 02:25
Found this little scene whilst truck hunting...


Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius, feeding on an, Assassin Bug, Zelus longipes...


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/Bugs/45874060edit.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/Bugs/45874064edit.jpg
chemicalbro
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 03:33
nice shots almo
no 1 is a winner (dontcha think the spida looks like it was made by jim henson :)
nice to see the assasin bug getting it in the neck....

i love the way you can just see the spidas eyes peering out in the 2n'd shot.....
these make me smile :)
Bald Eagle
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 05:33
Great shots, Very sharp, looks like the spider turned the tables on the assasin bug.
almo
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 05:35
It's a case of the vampire eating Blade...;)


Thanks!
mrclark321
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 05:48
Great shots almo!!

Dan
almo
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 05:53
Thanks ChemBro and Dan!!!
Dragonslayer
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 06:28
Almo it's just not safe out there anywhere you go, just when you think you are the tough kid on the block a new bully shows up and your history. The shots are not perfect but they do show nicely how life works on this scale here.
smasraum
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 13:32
Cool, with my two spider vs assassin bug shots and yours the score is now Spiders 2, Assassin bugs 1.

Great shots.
chemicalbro
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 14:40
I found out a VERY interesting thing about jumping spiders today.......... they can move the lens element of their 2 BIG eyes inside their heads to keep their prey centred on the retina..........

and Canon thought THEY invented image stabilisation :)

no matter what man invents............ nature got there 1st about a million years ago
Ballen Photo
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 16:34
It's a case of the vampire eating Blade...;) I would not have guessed the little Fella could do this. :shock: Good for Him, and nice shot Almo. :D
-Bruce
Leorooster
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 18:35
I found out a VERY interesting thing about jumping spiders today.......... they can move the lens element of their 2 BIG eyes inside their heads to keep their prey centred on the retina..........

and Canon thought THEY invented image stabilisation :)

no matter what man invents............ nature got there 1st about a million years ago

Alan - Very interesting info. Thanks for sharing.

Almo - Great shots. The 1st one is my favorite.
dancinec
7th of September 2005 (Wed), 22:14
Nice job Almo, my favorite too is the first one, the second photo gives us an idea on what happened next.