Look closely.... you may be surprised!! I sure was.
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This species of spider waits on the tips of a certain type of plant camouflaging itself amongst the flowers. When an unwitting butterfly approaches for a nectar break... it pounces.
This photo was taken on November 9, 2005 in Chumphon, TH.
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Lette Moloney, mountainhiker, sherIZAN, AndrewNZ, and 107 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Lette Moloney (80 months ago | reply)
very beautiful :)
sherIZAN (80 months ago | reply)
the clarity of beauty...
Pandiyan (80 months ago | reply)
This has to be seen large. How is he going to finish his meal?
Wonderful shot. You may like to post it to 10 seconds pool.
DoubleGrande (80 months ago | reply)
I love shots of spiders eating. I have a bunch in my stream, but none so ambitious or with such a pretty meal.
wiccked (80 months ago | reply)
wow! that's awesome.
Sabinche (80 months ago | reply)
splendid shot!
but the question is "who will eat who?" ;)
ElseKramer (80 months ago | reply)
amazing shot!!!!
The Norwegian (80 months ago | reply)
incredible capture, brilliantly done!
OLD SKOOL Katemina [deleted] (80 months ago | reply)
great capture and title!
hope everythings ok with you :)
take care!
Canis Major (80 months ago | reply)
Very good indeed.
BrynJ (80 months ago | reply)
Another great shot.
Mario Cardoso (80 months ago | reply)
awesome moment!!
Shootin' the breeze (80 months ago | reply)
taro that is just a fricking awesome capture - great detail - You suing a dedicated macro lens for this?
Ya Ya (80 months ago | reply)
WOW! U are getting real good with those flying butter.
evilgreg3000 (80 months ago | reply)
Great catch, really very nice. I love crab spiders, they're nifty critters. I had a pretty yellow one living on a flower in my front garden for a few weeks earlier in the year. The ground beneath was littered with the carcasses of bees and hoverflies and whatnot that it had snagged.
Axlk4 (80 months ago | reply)
What a super shot!!!~~~;o)
Michael Nagel (80 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
–Gretchen (80 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot!
Dave Knight (80 months ago | reply)
Good detail - nice shot.
zelnunes (80 months ago | reply)
amazing shot and sad moment.
Melissa Machay (80 months ago | reply)
very very awesome
apurva_mehta (80 months ago | reply)
survival .... great shot!
jon fobes (80 months ago | reply)
Great capture!!
TheMindsEye (80 months ago | reply)
Killer....literally!
Flower Child (80 months ago | reply)
Two amazing captures here...the spider getting the butterfly, and you getting such an unusual shot!
WOW!
mimbrava (80 months ago | reply)
Oh, Taro, what an exquisite capture of the crab spider and the butterfly. Everything about the shot is perfect.
Wolfy (80 months ago | reply)
Wow! Incredible nature shot.
lumaciel (80 months ago | reply)
Really good
Jeff Clow (80 months ago | reply)
Superb and absolutely STUNNING nature image, Taro...
Brilliantly well captured....!
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wit (80 months ago | reply)
Who'd have thought, nature red in tooth and claw. Great photo.
Renan Schmidt (80 months ago | reply)
Perfect!!!!
★ mewot ★ (80 months ago | reply)
great shot!
Temeculamom (80 months ago | reply)
Whoa!! That's amazing. Wonderful and scary shot. My kids want me to tell you it's a perfect picture.
akumen (80 months ago | reply)
Nice shot ... you should crop closer to the subject imho.
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The World Through My Eye (80 months ago | reply)
The background is gaudy...that takes away a bit from the shot. My condolences to the butterfly.
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Agata...(exumbra) (80 months ago | reply)
Why so much background? It's a nice, sharp butterfly - show him off. The saturation is a bit OTT.
Agata...(exumbra) (80 months ago | reply)
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Graeme Smith (80 months ago | reply)
Amazing, poor butterfly. As a picture though its not that impressive.
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magal (Manuel Galrinho) (80 months ago | reply)
good but not good enough
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Fred [feukiou] [deleted] (80 months ago | reply)
This is a great capture but I simply hate the way you used the sharpen filter or your camera is nearly dead or you focused with one of these awful pocket cameras... I don't know but I hate to delete it!
I prefer to abstain...
alibaba0 (80 months ago | reply)
surprising and very well performed.
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jo_sea (80 months ago | reply)
Is the spider 'avin it' then?
Great capture - your pic .. and the spiders
nickehret (80 months ago | reply)
Not up to par with the bug macros we've seen from you in the past. Highlights on the spider and flowers are too bright. The background is poor and distracting. Why is it centered?
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AustinTX (80 months ago | reply)
I think the surpising nature of the large version is a great plus for a shot submitted to Flickr. Schizoo23 abstained because of what he throught was oversharpening, but I think the left edge of the wing would be aliased if that was true. And it certainly is in focus. Too much background, I am not sure, but it certainly makes the butterfly pop out. Probably going to be a minority, but:
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Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton (80 months ago | reply)
I'm biased by the unusuallness and rarity of a shot like this. . The title disturbs me. Murder is not used "intra-species" unless you are a vegetarian. An iconic crop (as you have done) is less "catchy" here. Barely not safeworthy.
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alibaba0 (80 months ago | reply)
Austin, I agree with you. Besides I think a great part of the beauty of this photo is precisely the wide background. I'd really like to see this picture in the saveme pool.
nfmm (80 months ago | reply)
I've never seen it. Keep it for more views.
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vintagedept (80 months ago | reply)
Great timing.
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carolyn_in_oregon (80 months ago | reply)
amazing shot but I really dislike the centered composition
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Christine&John (80 months ago | reply)
It's a great shot. Perfect timing and good technique. It's just that I don't find myself coming back to look at it again.
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