Green Lynx
I’ve often mentioned my green lynx spiders in this blog. This is the time of year where they really start to get interesting, because by early fall, the spiders are getting pretty big. I caught this pretty cool shot of one of my big girls eating a wasp. That seems like pretty dangerous prey because, well, wasps are killers too. But the green lynx can handle them just fine. I’ve also seen the eating great big bumble bees.
Here’s one with a more manageable supper. It’s kind of hard to make out what’s going on in this picture, but the spider is there on the leaf, with one long leg stretched out to the right. She seems to have some kind of fly or lacewing.And here’s one more shot of a green lynx hiding under a leaf, for good measure.
The other day I saw an even cooler predator/prey sight–a great big praying mantis munching on a bee. Saddly, it was raining and I did not want to risk getting the camera wet. I had hoped I’d be able to spot the mantis again, but she’s been hiding pretty well the past few days. I’ll be keeping my eyes open, though.