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Killing Field

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Posted by Philip Schwarz on August 17, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Killing Field
Walking through my small prairie I noticed a Garden Spider wrapping up a victim in its web. The entire process took only seconds. I watched the spider on and off for about a week then decided to try and capture it killing its prey. A small beetle hit the web and the spider was onto it in seconds and a few more seconds it had the victim wrapped up like a mummy. It just kept spinning the beetle until it was completely wrapped up.

Phil Schwarz
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Posted by Kirk Greene on August 17, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Pretty cool story told by these 6 images. I never realized it took only seconds for a spider to completely "wrap" it's prey.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on August 19, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Good capture, Phil!

Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on August 19, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Good behavioral series Phil.
Posted by Tom Smit on August 20, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Good series of pictures.
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