Large spiders like this look so much like crabs when extreme close-up  photos are taken that I often wonder if I can eat crab legs ever again. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:80mm | Shutter speed:1/320 | Aperture:ƒ/6.3Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | [...]

A dragonfly waiting for prey along what we call the “magic road”. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: No info available for this picture…

Not sure what kind of insect this is, but its furry body and moth-like wings seem to indicate it isn’t a form of fly or a member of any of the wasp-like or beetle families. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: No info available for this [...]

This spider was immense… the body alone was the size of the top segment of my thumb. It was dragging a butterfly it had captured behind it back to its lair. My hands were actually shaking while taking this picture, as I am quite arachnophobic. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside [...]

Perched on the remnants of a Queen Anne’s Lace plant, this smallish dragonfly seemed to want to pose for me. It flew away and returned at least 4 times. Full-screen is an absolute must to see the details of this image. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting [...]