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Decapitation

By RAPjones
A true English Lion: Tegenaria Duellica.
I cuaght this beasty just before the spider detected the doomed fly in my garage... It’s a macro safari in there! I dub this common british ‘house spider’ a lion because it treats it’s prey in a similar way… killing it before loosing it. The spider gives a quick bite of venom before ripping the fly’s head off. The head is just to the left of the body. When observing all this through a macro lens it really brings home the brutal and vicious nature of the tiny creatures that we cohabitate with…

Tags: Close-up and macro Wildlife and nature Flash and lighting

Voters: Samuel_Aron, Stevebishop, electricratphotography and 9 more


Uploaded:
8 Jan 2011 4:54PM
Camera:
Nikon D90
Lens:
Tamron 90mm macro
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Comments


Samuel_Aron 13 2 England
8 Jan 2011 4:55PM
Great macro!
Sam.
electricratphotography 12 United Kingdom
8 Jan 2011 5:10PM
wonderful and terrifying all at once Smile
wolf1 13 9 United Kingdom
8 Jan 2011 5:34PM
Fantastic macro shot.
Andy
Source 12
8 Jan 2011 11:42PM
Not just a fantastic macro but has a wonderful style to it too.Nice work.
-source
CarolG 16 199 20 Greece
9 Jan 2011 6:54AM
A superb macro. Carol
RAPjones 12 1 1 United Kingdom
9 Jan 2011 2:18PM
Many thanx for your comments... I'm so glad you like ;o)

Roger.
77 12
26 Jan 2011 8:27PM
oooooh, i don´t like spiders very much, but anyway it is a great shot!

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