The Hidden Killer - _TNY_3885
Walking towards the old miller's cottage at Åva-Stensjödal I noticed a green-veined white (Pieris napi) sitting on a yellow hawkweed flower (Hiearacium sp.).
"Nice!", I thought. A bit of a weird position, but still a potentially cool shot if it doesn't fly away.
So I managed to snap a shot with it still there when I began suspecting there was more to this scene than I had thought.
And upon further inspection I realized that the risk of it flying off was pretty slim - as this butterfly had turned into lunch for a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in yellow mode which made for a downright awesome camouflage!
Part 2 (much closer) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51650253463/
The Hidden Killer - _TNY_3885
Walking towards the old miller's cottage at Åva-Stensjödal I noticed a green-veined white (Pieris napi) sitting on a yellow hawkweed flower (Hiearacium sp.).
"Nice!", I thought. A bit of a weird position, but still a potentially cool shot if it doesn't fly away.
So I managed to snap a shot with it still there when I began suspecting there was more to this scene than I had thought.
And upon further inspection I realized that the risk of it flying off was pretty slim - as this butterfly had turned into lunch for a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in yellow mode which made for a downright awesome camouflage!
Part 2 (much closer) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51650253463/