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15-AUG-2010 Pablo Yañez

Spider and Flower

Williamsburg, VA

I'd always thought that spiders were exclusively predatory, but it turns out that they can eat pollen and some even feed almost exclusively on bananas (what can I say wikipedia is an adaption). In any case not sure if the pollen stuck to this one was accidental, being used as a hunting "cover" for pollen-feeding prey or it's a little snack for the spider, but I thought it was pretty cool and lead me to do some added reading.

If you are interested, more photos of spiders can be seen Here

Nikon D90
1/200s f/1.0 iso200 full exif

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Sam Rua10-Sep-2010 02:26
Very good detail, nice color, and a cool comp, Pablo.