As you probably know, we are alowed to walk locally, for excercise. So every day we try to explore a different path through the olive groves.
This morning we followed a track we hadn't tried before. There's a basic rule, that it's almost impossible to get really lost - there are enough landmarks to aim for.
Today we ended up scrabbling up a bank, having taken a wrong turn in the maze. Walking between an avenue of olives, Al saw a big, fat spider in a web, slung between 2 trees. Looking closer we saw an insect caught and wrapped. Then in front of us, a bee flew into the web. I had the camera in my bag, and we watched as the unfortunate insect quickly attracted the spider's attention. It embraced the bee for a few moments - probably injecting an immobilizing agent. It then efficiently wrapped the bee in a silk cocoon, food for later. Take a look at the unfolding story.
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| The spider |
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| The bee is caught in the web |
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| The spider tackles the bee |
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| Wrapping |
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1 comment:
Probably nicely sweetened with organic honey.
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