Over Sized Lunch

BasAndrews · 7th of March 2012 (Wed)

Cool shot. Is the prey a bee?

rstewart · 7th of March 2012 (Wed)

It seems to be some kind of leaf eating bee (if there is such a thing). There was a certain shrub (in Mexico) that was absolutely destroyed by swarms of these guys.

The photo below is not great but but gives an idea of what they look like. Pictures were tough because they were continually moving...busy as bees

Any ID help would be great.

striving · 7th of March 2012 (Wed)

No help on ID, but that is a great shot (#1). Those crabs are good at what they do, killing prey.

gatorlink · 7th of March 2012 (Wed)

Nice shot. That's a cool-looking spider.

wcleung · 7th of March 2012 (Wed)

Beautiful angle of the spider! Debbie

LordV · 8th of March 2012 (Thu)

Lovely capture- interesting looking crab spider. presumably the bee was a leaf cutter bee.
Brian v.

rstewart · 8th of March 2012 (Thu)

Thanks all for the comments.

Brian, thanks for the ID.

Lester Wareham · 8th of March 2012 (Thu)

Great capture.

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#2
BasAndrews Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 7,589 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch Cool shot. Is the prey a bee? __________________ Bas I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#3
rstewart Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 843 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch It seems to be some kind of leaf eating bee (if there is such a thing). There was a certain shrub (in Mexico) that was absolutely destroyed by swarms of these guys. The photo below is not great but but gives an idea of what they look like. Pictures were tough because they were continually moving...busy as bees Any ID help would be great. __________________ Russ 60D, 28-105mm, 50mm 1.8, MP-E 65mm, 430 EX II

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#4
striving Goldmember Join Date: May 2008 Location: Long Beach Ca. USA Posts: 2,013 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch No help on ID, but that is a great shot (#1). Those crabs are good at what they do, killing prey. __________________ They call me Bruce Canon EOS Rebel XTi. 18-55mm Kit Lens; Canon 75-300 4.5/5.6; Canon 50mm 2.5 compact Macro+ Canon Life-size converter +10 Close Up. Diffused Pop-up flash.

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#5
gatorlink Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 850	Re: Over Sized Lunch Nice shot. That's a cool-looking spider. __________________ Ryan Flickr Facebook Gear List

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#6
wcleung Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 146	Re: Over Sized Lunch Beautiful angle of the spider! Debbie

7th of March 2012 (Wed)	#1
rstewart Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 843 IMAGE EDITING OK	Over Sized Lunch __________________ Russ 60D, 28-105mm, 50mm 1.8, MP-E 65mm, 430 EX II

8th of March 2012 (Thu)	#7
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 46,004 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch Lovely capture- interesting looking crab spider. presumably the bee was a leaf cutter bee. Brian v. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

8th of March 2012 (Thu)	#8
rstewart Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 843 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch Thanks all for the comments. Brian, thanks for the ID. __________________ Russ 60D, 28-105mm, 50mm 1.8, MP-E 65mm, 430 EX II

8th of March 2012 (Thu)	#9
Lester Wareham Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dazed and Confused - Hampshire UK Posts: 13,056 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Over Sized Lunch Great capture. __________________ My Photography Home Page RSS Feed MP-E, EF 100mm, EF 180mm : The Macro Dark Unholy Trinity : Bow down before their darkness and despair! Gear List FAQ on UV and Clear Protective Filters Macrophotography by LordV

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