King Spider Orchid - Flip Top Lid
Caladenia tentaculata (Syn. Arachnorchis tentaculata) taken on Mount Barker Summit in the Adelaide Hills 23-10-08.
I love the the shape of this orchid as it is nearing the end of it’s life & the labellum flips forward. Also love the fine little spider webs, that can just be seen…a spider orchid seems an appropriate place to find spider webs :)
King Spider Orchid – Other common name – Eastern mantis orchid. Botanical Name Caladenia tentaculata (Syn. Anachnorchis tentaculata), and previously mis-identified as Caladenia dilatata.
Suffering for my art
Not long after taking this photograph, I was kneeling down to capture a back-lit subject & was so engrossed that I failed to realise that I was kneeling in a bull-ant nest!
I screamed like a girl & ran back to the path, where I carefully put my camera down, then jumped up & down like a maniac frantically swatting them all off me…..
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AlexMac
oh my goodness, how is your knee? hope you werent bitten too many times….wonderful image though, I know many times I am just too focussed on the thing I am shooting, i dont look where I am sitting or standing lol
LeeoPhotography replied
Hi Alex! My knee is fine :) It was more the fact that they crawled up my legs & were in my shoes & sox, which I had to take off to get them all off!
AlexMac
ewwwwwwwww you poor thing, Its scary when it happens, you just go into pannic mode, well I know i do lol
LeeoPhotography replied
Yep, panic mode is right, I’m just glad the person I was there with didn’t have a camera to photograph my antics! LOL
Sharon Johnstone
Wow, you really do believe in suffering for your art!!!!....Stunning shot Leeo!!!
AlexMac
oh now that would have been super funny, not for you of course :0)
Sharon Hammond
Great shot (wished I had been there to capture the hysterics LOL)
Barb Leopold
Oh no!!! This is what I call beyond the call of your obsession….. LOL!!! But I would do exactly the same….. a good shot and well worth the bites….. almost!!
Lance Leopold
This is my favorite orchid,Lee,and you have captured it perfecto!! BTW,Shaz stood in the center of a meat ant’s nest on our DDO,hehe.
LeeoPhotography replied
Thanks Lance : ) Sorry I missed Shazza in the ant’s nest at the DDO…did you get a photo? hehehe.
kalaryder
Sensational capture!
Rosie Appleton
OUCH!!! LOL it’s funny now but I am sure it’s something that isn’t really far from any of our minds when we are out in the field… the hazards!!! Glad nothing serious happened, would love to see the video though ;-P
Interesting angle btw… must check out the next spiders I see…
David Lade
A very nice shot Leanne. Beautiful curves!
Magee
Positivey superb image Lee! Just beautiful!
Judi Corrigan
Wonderful shot Lee, extremely delicate, sorry for your pain. Hope your win in the Native Challenge makes up for some of your suffering. Well done & congratulations.
Magee
And indeed he did win Jud!! :-))
Bravo Leeo!! It’s a sensational shot, and well deserved!
Barb Leopold
Well done Lee, a big congrats!!
LeeoPhotography
Woo Hoo my first challenge win! Thank you : )