Head To Head

obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
edited April 26, 2009 in Holy Macro
I found this parasitic wasp climbing up a wall grasping a spider it had paralysed within its mouth.
It will lay an egg inside the still living spider. When the young wasp hatches its first meal will be the live spider.
The gruesome side of nature.

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Thanks for looking, any comments are appreciated.
Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes

Comments

  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2009
    Wonderful captures
    Brian v.
    Brian V.
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  • mrnickonmrnickon Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
    edited April 23, 2009
    Parasitic wasp
    Wow, really neat captures! Beautiful wasp--do you know what kind it is?
    Nick R.

    http://mrnickon.smugmug.com/
  • jaxjax Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2009
    Fantastic! well done thumb.gif I like the colors of the wasp. Its venom must work really fast, disabling the spider from returning the favor with its fangs!
  • amg2833amg2833 Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2009
    Great moment. I'm sure that's a rare capture. I wish you had taken some photos from a different perspective, but I don't know the situation. Awesome anyway.
    ANTHONY :thumb
    [AMG]photos

    [Yashica Lynx 14E | Canon 30D | Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 | 540ez | Cactus V4s]


  • KingofthehillKingofthehill Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 23, 2009
    Amazing Capture and color... clap.gif
  • photoshootphotoshoot Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
    edited April 24, 2009
    Awesome photo. Thanks for the great descriptions, too. Learn photography and a lot about nature in this forum!
  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2009
    Thanks for your comments folks.
    Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
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