Eagle Eyes Amara and her father, Eagle Eyes Don caught sight of a bumble bee who got tangled in a spider web underneath the balcony of our bedroom (they were out in the garden at dusk and just so happened to look up at the right time!) That they saw it was pretty amazing but what happened next was the stuff you see on those nature channels.
The spider, which turned out to be a black widow, approached it's prey and then after it was dead (or dying) wrapped it in a web cocoon. She then left, leaving it like a mummy. A few minutes later, a daddy long leg who was in the web too (not caught) came over and ate some of the bee. I guess Ms. Widow didn't like that because she returned rather quickly, took the bee and left with it, hiding in a corner, out of sight.
It was quite a show that. The girls and I watched with fascination from the balcony (looking down) and Don watched from the ground. I was thankful to have had a lens that allowed me to get some close ups of the action.
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