The Beauty and the Beast - and the savagery of nature

[Paul Iddon]

I actually felt dismayed as this sequence unfolded, but that's the way nature goes.

On a small piece of rock covered in moss, the "beast" waited patiently, and the "beauty" just didn't seem to notice her, and succumbed to the bigger hunter... Amaurobius sp. and Salticus scenicus.

Paul.

 

[Micro-four-thirds]

Wow they are fantastic, but a little disturbing. Very well caught though.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Wow they are fantastic, but a little disturbing. Very well caught though.

Disturbing only for the victim (and maybe the viewers....

Cheers for looking James.
Paul.

 

[Cobra]

Amazing sequence Paul. well captured!

 

[Paul Iddon]

Amazing sequence Paul. well captured!

Cheers Chris.

Paul.

 

[Gav.]

Nice set Paul.
You can see the pain in the jumpers eyes poor thing.
Nice work

 

[Paul Iddon]

Nice set Paul.
You can see the pain in the jumpers eyes poor thing.
Nice work

I was truly gutted (like she will be by now... )

Paul.

 

[Norkie]

Great set, I felt quite sorry for the little jumper

 

[Paul Iddon]

Great set, I felt quite sorry for the little jumper

I know, it was brutal...

Paul.

 

[Nikon f1.8]

Wow, excellent set and a nice lead up to the demise of the little one.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Wow, excellent set and a nice lead up to the demise of the little one.

Cheers Paul.

The lens really helps - even a manual focus one like this, which makes focusing harder in the wild...

Paul.

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures Paul, nuff said.

 

[Paul Iddon]

"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures Paul, nuff said.

Thank you George

Paul.

 

[cruso]

That’s an amazing set Paul i did not know they eat other spiders ? Shame a real beauty jumper

 

[Paul Iddon]

That’s an amazing set Paul i did not know they eat other spiders ? Shame a real beauty jumper

I feel that if I hadn't encouraged the jumper to be a model, it may not have wondered over to the left side of the rock where it got too close to the killer, and I could maybe have intervened too, but could have harmed both... Either way, I felt a pang of guilt...

Paul.