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30-MAY-2008

Damselfly in Distress
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A calopteryx splendens caught in a web
and quickly bound by the spider.

The full capture sequence: http://www.pbase.com/dhendrey/white_mill

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/200s f/9.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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GeneWard07-Jul-2008 23:04
voted! insect pic with action!
Guest 03-Jun-2008 04:42
Cruel and cool!
Tim Clay Photography01-Jun-2008 13:47
Wonderful nature shot !!!!
Bob Gilley01-Jun-2008 02:13
Great composition David. Looks like the spider is passing up the bite size snack near the tip of the upper wing of the Damselfly.
Guest 31-May-2008 07:13
Such is life.. great catch...
Suzette A Paduano30-May-2008 23:45
ewww yuk nice shot
; )
Gary Martin30-May-2008 22:16
Excellent timing
Guest 30-May-2008 22:11
Fantastic capture...by you - not the spider...I think you should have rescued the demoiselle and forgotten about the fantastic shot you were about to get!!