Spider & The Bee by TwoPynts

Photography • Macro • posted on Aug 01, 2007

Open full image in new tab Zoom on image

Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.

Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.

Description

"'Won't you come on over for dinner?' ,said the spider to the bee." ~~~~~

Going to my car from the house this morning, I probably would have walked right into this scene you see before you. The spider and bee were at about forehead level on me. Luckily, Lisa saw it and warned me, and encouraged me to take a photo even though I was running late. I didn't want to take the time to get my C8080 out and set up a tripod, etc., so I pulled my tiny Pentax from my briefcase and held it up to take some exposures. It was rather frustrating because of the height of the web and the breeze was causing it to sway back and forth unpredictably, not good when taking a macro photo. So I took as many exposures as time would allow from a few different angles, and for the last shots she even held up a leaf behind them so that the white of the front of our house would not show. I got to work and downloaded the contents of my camera. Most of the photos were too blurred or the depth of field was centered in the wrong spot. This was the final photo. The moral of the story? Always take that one last shot. ;'] Anyone recognize the type of spider? ------

Thank you for your comments on my 2 uploads yesterday, Parking Garage Reflections
and The Face in the Bark
----- Pentax Optio S5i & PhotoshopCS. (975) Boca Raton., Florida, USA 2007 Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (39)

)

Chaos911

11:29AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

hey excellent find, looks so good!!

MimiSoleil

11:29AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Amazing!

)

OldHippieKeyboard

11:33AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Mmmm, what a tasty treat... I'd say your little Pentax did a fine job -- at least on the last try. ;o) Great find & capture ... and the leaf was an inspired addition!

nfrocer

11:49AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Wow, stunning shot!

)

eborg1

11:51AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Great closeup!

)

Onslow

11:52AM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Well this is a fine capture - great idea to give it a background :)

)

moochagoo

12:22PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Fascinating picture !

)

elmurray

12:25PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

It's amazing what you find when you are least expecting it!! Great shot!!

)

RodsArt

12:47PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

One of those shots you go to great lengths to get(almost dangerous too)....NICE!!

)

mansco

1:01PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Well it seems you had a nice and exciting time with this shot, I just can imagine you running all over, he he he. But it's really excellent ;O)

)

zoren

1:01PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

cool shot, nicely done......!

)

lior

1:03PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Excellent and wonderful macro!

)

carlx

1:06PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Awesome capture!!! Superb view!!!

)

Luka_30

1:44PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

It is good idea You took "The last" shot of this hungry fellow. Fine shot indeed!

)

Margana

2:16PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Yummy!!!! LOL. Excellent capture, Kortaloo. Glad you got that last shot in. -M :^)

)

awjay

2:23PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

great macro

)

NekhbetSun

2:26PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Whewww, close one :o) great serendipitous shot Kort !

MrsLubner

4:00PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

What a lovely little spider with a fantastic heart. To go up against a bee is very brave even if its caught in a web. Great shot and what luck, huh?

BibbyBear

5:19PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

What a great capture Kort and I'm so pleased that Lisa pre-warned you before you walked into it. I think you did an amazing job - taking photos like I do LOL!!! Hugs. xx

)

Ionel

5:26PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Excellent capture!!!

)

jif3d

5:31PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Lucky last shot for sure Kort, the spider has got a bagged lunch ! Also it's good that you didn't walk into the web and dinner ! Kool macro ~Cheers~ :o)

)

mark.spooner

6:22PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

A very nice macro, excellent detail!

)

Debwhosmiles

7:07PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

My guess is an "Orb Weaver", they really like to build big beautiful webs around houses, generally at the height you indicate. Nice spiders... they are big enough to see and be aware of so I leave them alone up until cold weather when they seem to try to make their way into the house... Really great capture...ummmm.. photo I mean... never know what drama is going on in the yard... ever see an ant lion? =)

watchman2005

7:07PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Well worth the effort!!!!

)

rayburg

8:05PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

what a nature shot....hope you weren't too late...but the shot was worth it..

)

Richardphotos

8:30PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

beautiful spider and too bad about the bee as we are very short on them

)

npauling

9:09PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

It was worth being late for work to get a shot of this life and death struggle. You can see how the web has caught him in its grip. An amazing shot.

)

goodoleboy

9:18PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Said the spider to the bee? Strange, I was always under the impression that it was "spider to the fly." Anyway, good lighting, clarity and textures in this macro considering the unstable conditions. And, I have no idea as to the identity of the arachnid.

)