Huntsman becomes the hunted
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Nikon D80
70-300mm lense
Taken in my back yard, Perth, Australia
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Belinda Fletcher
Amazing capture. I love watching insects work, it is fascinating.
Michelle * replied
Thank you Belinda, this wasp was a little smaller than the spider, but it dragged the spider right over my 1.5m fence…..It was great to watch
jujubean
Oh my,Michelle!! Thats kinda scary!! I am sure it was a sight to watch.
Michelle * replied
Yeah, I was quite scared that the wasp would sting me, because the dog was howling and interrupting him the whole time…he would stop and fly after the dog for a while and then return to finish off what he started.
mandi andreasen
i would hate to have that spider in my house eeeek!
Michelle * replied
They are quite harless…..big, but harmless. Don’t worry, I am very scared of spiders…harmless or not, I was soooooo cheering on this wasp…lol
LYN EVANS
Oh my goodness what a shot…...I would die if I found something like that in my garden….we are not used to spiders that big in the UK…lol. How on earth do you cope with things like that, they terrify me. You are so brave to stand there and take a pic…....lol. It is a great shot though Michelle :-))))
Michelle * replied
lol….I am terrified of them too, I had a nice zoom Lense :o)
LYN EVANS
Ha ha…thank goodness for the zoom….lol
Squealia
ohhh that is one thing that puts me off about Oz! Creepy crawlies!
Michelle * replied
Oh nooooo! I love it here!!!!!
Sheldon Pettit
Nice work michelle! as far as i know, the wasp paralyzes the huntsman, builds a nest around the huntsman and whent the baby wasps are born the feed on the huntsman, all why still being alive but paralyzed!
Michelle * replied
Thanks Sheldon, and for the interesting info! Ughhhhhh! Creepy!!
Your work is fantastic!!!
Gili Orr
Great find and capture, creepy stuff, what Sheldon writes… but that’s how Nature works, apparently…