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"Come to my Parlor", Said the Spider to the Fly

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Posted by James H Egbert on July 16, 2006 at 7:03 PM
"Come to my Parlor", Said the Spider to the Fly
A Common Dayflower with a little entertainment. Shot with the Nikon D70, NEF-RAW, f/4.5 90mm Macro with extension tube Approx 1/60" Spot metered. tripod mounted natural lighting.
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 16, 2006 at 8:32 PM
Unsettling.
Posted by CAZ on July 16, 2006 at 9:24 PM
That gives me the shivers!
Posted by Les Barstow on July 17, 2006 at 2:36 AM
Nice capture! Looks like lunch to me (though not for me - ick. :toast:

That Crab Spider must not have been on that flower for very long; white and maroon don't really blend with blue. (For those who don't know, Crab Spiders can change color, albeit slowly.)
Posted by Guy Tal on July 17, 2006 at 10:21 AM
Colors and detail are just amazing here. Wow!

Guy
Posted by Chuck Peacock on July 17, 2006 at 10:24 AM
You can see the little human like pupils in the spiders eyes :eek: . Nice capture for sure.
Posted by Ken Wyatt on July 18, 2006 at 2:05 AM
Nice shot! Gives me the creeps, though...
Posted by Rick Dunn on July 18, 2006 at 8:08 AM
Very cool, James; creepy, too.
Posted by James H Egbert on July 18, 2006 at 4:28 PM
Thanks Guys! :smile: This was really a very lucky find, as I was just about to pass this flower up to head home for the day. I must have over 25 slightly different shots of this, but this is the one I settled on in the end. I Have one with another visitor, but I have yet to clean it up to post yet.