If you were to pit a mantis against a spider, which one would have the advantage? I thought it would be the mantis, but that was clearly not the case this past week at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. This spider had a large web stretched over a path on which I was walking, and I guess the mantis was unlucky enough to get stuck in its sticky strands as it was moving through the air.
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“Honey, we’re eating good tonight!”
Nice Image Mike! Shows how well the spider’s web works!
Thanks, Reed. Indeed it does. I’ve always wondered if a spider has a strategy when selecting the exact location of its web, like a trapper might use when setting its traps, or if it is totally randow.
Wonderful capture, Mike! It looks like this spider will have plenty to eat for awhile.
Guess spider said yum. I said poor baby!
The spider better get started eating or something else will be along to share! Nice capture, Mike!