- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: September 3, 2021
The spider failed to snag a butterfly, so it went for Plan Bee.
That would be the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
The bee is usually foraging for nectar and pollen and not that aware of her surroundings, especially a cunning and very hungry spider.
So this orbweaver lies in wait for prey to appear on its "dinner plate." A venomous bite and the bee is paralyzed. And dinner is served à la carte.
It's not what Ernest Hemingway would call a pretty sight. But then again, everything eats in the garden.
Repeat: Everything eats in the garden whether we want it to or not.
![A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/85899.jpg)
A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Comments:
by Fay Stout
on September 4, 2021 at 12:24 PM
Great capture... for you and the spider!
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