Crab Spider with catch.

[Satish Ranadive]

Taken in Jan, 2008. Spider was dragging the Honey Bee up words so fast, I could manage to get single frame.
I hope you will like it. Cropped and sharpened.

Canon: 450D, 55-255.
F: 6.3, 1/300, ISO: 200.
Spot metering, White balance: Auto. Exposure bias: +0.3 stop. HH.

Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are much appreciated.
Kind Regards.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Satish and welcome to the Macro forum! This is simply an outstanding behavioral image! I have never seen a crab spider dangling like this with a prey item. You certainly made the most of your 1-frame opportunity! Nice job getting both spider and bee within your DOF. Also, good comp and a clean background. Very well done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely superb - well done!

[Bob Miller]

Nice capture! Very well done!

[Anita Bower]

Wonderful "action" image! I love seeing the spider thread--so delicate yet so strong. The background is smooth and lovely and matches the colors of the insects. Wow! Excellent work!

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

Regards,
Satish.