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Argiope trifasciata
Banded Argiope climbing up web to have a nice snack of a caught bee.
Meadow in the Poconos.
Spotted on Sep 27, 2011
Submitted on Nov 5, 2011
8 Comments
Thank you. I kept on clicking until the spider and bee were fighting, grabbed a reed and the little web the bee was caught on released and it flew away. NEW PHOTOS!
Great action... Great macro work....
I wonder how long you kept shooting this scene...!!
The bee is a bumble bee, probably Bombus impatiens.
Bee rescue is completely appropriate, these days!
I got a thick reed and I saved the bee. HA! Yes, I interfered with nature. Thanks everyone!
Poor bee! Wonderful series!
I spotted a similar contest between a praying mantis & a bee - on that occasion the bee won the day! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/741...
agreed, kenneth
Wow, that last shot says it all!