The grip of death

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Crab spider with Katydid nymph

A busy crab spider seemed to have a great start of the day with a hefty breakfast catch in form of the katydid. The spidey, as per its behaviour, was perched underneath the flower and caught the unsuspecting prey and held onto it with its vice like grip while enjoying the mouthwatering fluids of the catch.

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro + Raynox DCR 250
F/13
Shutterspeed 1/125
ISO 400
Handheld, External flash fired

Location: Nagla trail

[Mrudul Godbole]

Wow quite a big catch. Its interesting to see how it has caught a prey so much bigger than it. Good details. Thanks for sharing.