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The thread of Creepy Crawlies
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Geonerd said:
You mean like Box Jellyfish, Great White Sharks, Cone Snails, Stonefish, Blue Ringed Octopus, and other warm, fuzzy sea creatures?
And that still leaves the innumerable invertebrate hordes that can kill you w/o even trying.
Lol ... Don't forget the Cassowary. Yep, we also have the most dangerous bird in the world!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg2YX0i3WMU
cruzzfish said:
Yeah, it's definitely open for debate, for smaller critters, no doubt eagles are fearsome and extremely efficient predators but how many human attacks are attributed to eagles?
Cassowaries have a history of severely injuring and even killing humans.
A few shots of Jumping spiders having 'lunch'
Small jumper eating an even smaller jumper:
Jeez, talk about having a bad day. See those 2 little nuggets at the bottom of this shot. Well, that insect was just relaxing and having its morning crap and reading the newspaper and then ... BAM ... along comes a jumper to make a meal out of him:
This fly is 'in a world of hurt':
Check out the white goop coming out of this hapless insect as its body reacts to the venom of the jumper:
Small jumper eating an even smaller jumper:
Jeez, talk about having a bad day. See those 2 little nuggets at the bottom of this shot. Well, that insect was just relaxing and having its morning crap and reading the newspaper and then ... BAM ... along comes a jumper to make a meal out of him:
This fly is 'in a world of hurt':
Check out the white goop coming out of this hapless insect as its body reacts to the venom of the jumper:
nuclearDays said:
...but the treacherous little beasts look so cuddly.
Great shots as usual, ND.ShortcutToHell said:...but the treacherous little beasts look so cuddly.
Thanx, STH.
A Syrphid Fly is what it looks like the spider attacked.
I guess hovering isn't a good thing where a hungry hopper hangs out.
OH NO,1 Good guy's eating good guys...
Oh well,we do the same thing at times. LOL
People eat things to get them what they want or need...
I like the creepy crawlies threads.
Pics are very cool.
I guess hovering isn't a good thing where a hungry hopper hangs out.
OH NO,1 Good guy's eating good guys...
Oh well,we do the same thing at times. LOL
People eat things to get them what they want or need...
I like the creepy crawlies threads.
Pics are very cool.
Agreed. Hands down my favorite thread!
And you're worried about the wasps..........Lol.
Nom, nom, nom.......
Good boy/girl.
Almost look like eggs?
Great pics ND, you must spend a lot of time in the garden. Or are these guys paid actors............I wonder?
SR.
Nom, nom, nom.......
Good boy/girl.
Almost look like eggs?
Great pics ND, you must spend a lot of time in the garden. Or are these guys paid actors............I wonder?
SR.
Shorerider said:
This is why I don't like wasps! This poor lil' spidey is still alive but is paralyzed. The wasp will drag it / fly it to its nest to feed the wasp larvae:
Shorerider said:
I dunno TBH, they may be.
Shorerider said:
Thanx m8. I do love my time in the garden but TBH, I haven't taken any macro shots for a good 6 months, I'm on a bird photography binge atm. The shots I'm posting are from my collection taken over the years, I'll just slowly post them up here
I guess Syrphid flies are something you don't know about.
Larva are meat eaters,Adults eat Pollen.
Not wasps or bad guys.
Look at the stripes,nothing like a bee or wasp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Larva are meat eaters,Adults eat Pollen.
Not wasps or bad guys.
Look at the stripes,nothing like a bee or wasp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Hey smokemaster, thanks for your input but I'm confused.
Are you saying that in my shot above, that it is a type of hoverfly rather than a wasp?
As far as I'm aware it's a Yellow Antenna Black Spider Wasp, as seen here:
http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Spider-Wasp/Pompilidae%20family/.html
or here
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/YellowAntWasp2.htm
Are you saying that in my shot above, that it is a type of hoverfly rather than a wasp?
As far as I'm aware it's a Yellow Antenna Black Spider Wasp, as seen here:
http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Spider-Wasp/Pompilidae%20family/.html
or here
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/YellowAntWasp2.htm
smokemaster said:
Yeah, those two look like they're just dancing.
One of those guys just descended behind me in the bathroom on web strand. Scared the crap out of me because the last spider that did that was a rather mean orb weaver. Turns out it was friendly, so now its waiting for a picture to be taken of it.Shorerider said:And you're worried about the wasps..........Lol.
SR.
A few more jumping spider with prey shots.
This jumper is a male Opisthoncus polyphemus. They are probably the largest jumper we get around here @ approx. 1/2 inch long.
"The hunter becomes the hunted" - This Doli fly (I think) was just finishing off its meal when it became lunch for the jumper.
2 shots of another male Opisthoncus polyphemus proudly displaying its catch.
This jumper is a male Opisthoncus polyphemus. They are probably the largest jumper we get around here @ approx. 1/2 inch long.
"The hunter becomes the hunted" - This Doli fly (I think) was just finishing off its meal when it became lunch for the jumper.
2 shots of another male Opisthoncus polyphemus proudly displaying its catch.
Money $hot!!
Wolf spider? This one was darker than normal.
SR.
Wolf spider? This one was darker than normal.
SR.