The Beauty and the Beast - and the savagery of nature

[Paul]

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.

Edited June 28, 2023 by Paul

[Fogey]

Tangled web spider? and Jumping Zebra spider?  A tragic story told in such detailed images.... I stand in awe.

[Clicker]

What a magnificent set and accompanying narrative Paul ...  Recording the event must have been  quite  difficult both from and emotional and  a physical  point of view ... sometimes it is hard NOT to  interfere with Nature's  Balance  and  to follow one's instinct to "save "  a creature ... We have interfered  too often with  the balance of nature  on our planet I'm afraid .... The 3 rd  and 4th images are brilliant ... displaying  what feels like  human emotions of shock and horror and suddenly seeing   the predator !  A brilliant set Paul .

[Paul]

7 minutes ago, Fogey said:

Tangled web spider? and Jumping Zebra spider?  A tragic story told in such detailed images.... I stand in awe.

Thanks Jeff - these two ladies tangled, but there was only one survivor...

 

3 minutes ago, Clicker said:

What a magnificent set and accompanying narrative Paul ...  Recording the event must have been  quite  difficult both from and emotional and  a physical  point of view ... sometimes it is hard NOT to  interfere with Nature's  Balance  and  to follow one's instinct to "save "  a creature ... We have interfered  too often with  the balance of nature  on our planet I'm afraid ....

Thanks Polly. 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.

[Clicker]

It's was a great opportunity   however so take the positives out of it ... you got a great set !

[Paul]

Yes I did Polly, I'm quite pleased at the clarity and composition too.

Paul.

[Paul]

The images won't open Geoff (archived) but reading the comments, I get the general idea!

Paul.

[Ryewolf]

Odd They opened for me.. Maybe because I'm an admin.

A New Thread

 

[Fogey]

16 hours ago, Clicker said:

What a magnificent set and accompanying narrative Paul ...  Recording the event must have been  quite  difficult both from and emotional and  a physical  point of view ... sometimes it is hard NOT to  interfere with Nature's  Balance  and  to follow one's instinct to "save "  a creature ... We have interfered  too often with  the balance of nature  on our planet I'm afraid .... The 3 rd  and 4th images are brilliant ...displaying  what feels like  human emotions of shock and horror and suddenly seeing   the predator !  A brilliant set Paul .

Anthropomorphism at it's best.