I noticed a tiny spot of blue in the grass near the barn this morning and instead of finding a blue butterfly, I found an Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly being eaten by a flower (or crab) spider.
These spiders wait on flowers and inject victims' heads with venom. They then suck out the body of the butterfly. As I moved blades of grass about to get a better photograph, the spider would drag its dinner further away. You can see that there was clover in the grass. The butterfly and the spider were smaller than the clover.Next time you walk through the grass, be very careful and look carefully for clues to these dramatic insect activities!
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Congratulations to these wonderful pictures !
ReplyDeleteConcerning the subject, honnestly I prefer something "petable" !
What a great post. Also
ReplyDeleteGood eye
good camera and steady hands. MB
Those are some great pictures. So how close did you have to get for the pictures? I'm just trying to think about it from the spiders point of view, you understand. :)
ReplyDeletewhat a contrast .never saw a white one before sandy
ReplyDeletethat spider and butterfly in the clover is really quite terrifying in close-up, maybe i wouldn't have ofund them so scary had i been walking in the grass and splodged them with my shoe instead!
ReplyDeleteVery nice macro shots. I see these spiders all the time and they are not very big.
ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW! amazing captures. How wonderful! thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy CC!
It's amazing what a variety of life there is within a garden. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures, I have never seen white spiders.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing photos! I'm impressed you caught that in the grass, since they are both to tiny. Beautiful butterfly and gorgeous white crab spider, I've never seen anything like it. Great Camera Critters share!
ReplyDeleteHey - It's your biggest fan here - coming to tell you AGAIN that I think you are truly amazing! This is an AWESOME post. That second photo especially took my breath away!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing close ups. Such a variety.Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing close ups. Such a variety.Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteThat spider is awesome.. I've never seen one that colour until I came across these..
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! I try to get down in the grass but I think my neighbors wonder what I'm doing - like I'm the crazy dad from "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids."
ReplyDeletewell that is one great photo
ReplyDeleteGood JOb! :)
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