Beyond the Shell -76/100

Another for this week's 100x Beyond the obvious theme.

 

I was out early in the morning walking across campus. I decided to take a route that would take me by some areas that are landscaped with some autumn flowers.

 

While looking around I found this great large web covering the tops of some low sedge type flowers. There was a spider in it along with lots of prepared meals and fresh ants.

 

I slipped one of the lesser magnifying Olloclip Macro lenses on to the phone, as I didn't want to get too close to the spider, and started to snap away.

 

As I was snapping and moving in and around the the spider I noticed it never moved and realized it was dead.

 

So, with a braver heart, I snapped on a stronger Macro lens and got in closer.

As I did that, I was startled when I saw a large dark mass below moving about.

 

Another much larger spider lived further down in that big web.

It blended in so well with the leaf litter below I never noticed it until its dark body shifted.

 

I have another very different version of this image that I like a lot. I will post it sometime in the future.

 

Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

The usual kit, iPhone, olloclip macro lens, iPad, edits in Snapseed.

 

 

 

Done