Having a Green Meal, Pt. 4 - _TNY_7001

While visiting the Havtornsudd point at Gålö I found a dead tree which had broken off about a meter from the ground and fallen.

 

Underneath was this soon to be very full Parasteatoda lunata spider, a member of the Theridiidae family, known as tangle-web spiders.

 

Today's lunch was a green shield bug (Palomena prasina) and she was eagerly eating while I struggled to get close enough to get good photos while at the same time not hit her web (they're called tangle-webs for a reason) or the tree branches with my flash diffuser.

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50752072067/

 

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51123608818/

 

Part 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51442539562/

 

A short video showing the location of the web here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50752288712/

Done