June 5, 2011

Fancy footwork.
These 'Vygies' grow next to my front porch steps.
Armed with my camera, I sat on the steps in the sun for a while today and was privileged to witness this drama!
No sooner had the bee (?) landed when the Crab Spider appeared from where it was hiding.
The little spider did not quite know which end to tackle first. As the bee circled at quite a speed in the brand new
flower to help itself to the fresh pollen, the spider was dancing about wildly. It somehow reminded me of the fancy footwork in a boxing match.   The spider lost this round and the lucky bee escaped with a heavy load.
(The previous 2 day's photos were taken at this same spot. The Vygies can be seen in the background of both photos.)