01 ~ And the spider hooked and grabbed the helpless trapped fly off the web fiercely.....
02 ~ So fierce that the web ripped. And it immediately injected its venom and the fly was paralysed....
03 ~ And it quickly carried its 'lunch' across the web.....
04 ~ All the while holding the poor fly tightly....
05 ~ Carefully treading along the silky trap.....
06~ Ensuring to step only on the non sticky parts.....
07 ~ Then I quickly went to the other side of the web....
08 ~ To try to get better shots....
09 ~ For good effect I focussed on the delicate web.....
10 ~ And then the spider started to do its wrapping......
11 ~ Cocooning the unconscious fly....
12 ~ Dangling, swinging and twisting expertly....
13 ~ And finally admiring a job well done. Once the fly's inside liquefies, it'll have its nutritious drink....
14 ~ Here's one final shot :)
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wow never seen such a beautiful spider. Well captured and documented. I want to let my child see and read this.
ReplyDeleteThanks arju.
DeleteI pun tak sangka dpt shots ni. Kebetulan. For me it was such a educational experience for having seen up close the step by step process once a fly is trapped in a spider's web.
cantek jelita nya spider tu.... canner nih.. mulut nganga ja kalau tengok gambar en syed....
ReplyDelete(taktau nak komen camner.. sebab terpukau sesangat dengan cerita spider nih... ;)
A'ha...I think tu spider betina la :)
DeleteNi shot pakai macro mode. Camera CPL pun ader mode tu. Ader super macro mode/function tak? Boleh la cuba.
Thanks CPL. Ni semua rezeki dariNya. Ni betul2 kebetulan. I sebenarnya nak shoot spider tu je. Dok tgh focussing on the spider, tetiba spider tu hilang dari framing. Then I noticed web tu bergegar. Then bila I look away from my camera and searched for the spider, rupanya ader fly yg dah sangkut. Patut la spider tu dashed off like that from the centre of the web to where the fly got stuck. Punya la I berdebar keseronokan masa tu!
sabar En Syed menunggu detik demi detik !
ReplyDeleteapesal cantik sangat gambar-gambar ni!!!??? hehhehehee..
bilaaalah saya boleh dapat gambar secantik gini..
ni guna 70-300 tu eh?
Doc, sebenarnya kan, seperti my reply to CPL as above, ni betul2 coincidence. Actually process from the spider tu grabbed the fly and the wrapping happened quite fast. I can say it was all under 5 minutes!
DeleteAlhamdulillah. Thanks doc.
Tak. Ni guna super macro mode Canon G6 :)
Kalau guna macro lens 100mm I tu, mungkin susah nak dpt cause spider tu gerak laju.
'tiada labah-labah atau lalat yang tercedera semasa foto ini diambil'
ReplyDeletehahaha....
Lalat tu bukan je cedera tapi dah jadi lauk labah2 tu.. haha
DeleteSalam tuan,
ReplyDeleteFuyooooooo....kelip-kelip mata.
Salam ff
DeleteThanks :)