Photos courtesy of Birding Bob
Saturday, 11 September 2021
Friday, 3 September 2021
Orb Web Spider Vs Large Yellow Underwing
A large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) escaped from the moth trap this morning and flew straight into the clutches of an orb-web spider (Araneus diadematus).
The moth having been swiftly dispatched was wrapped, then dragged across the web, and hung up below the watch-station of the spider. An unfortunate end, grim but fascinating.
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