Base of Operations, Pt. 4 - _TNY_1106

My mother-in-law has a large Flammentanz rose climbing on the side of her house. Next to it is a water barrel and here some petals from the flowers have fallen into the water.

 

This became a nice base of operations for a juvenile raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) to run across the water surface from and pick up small insects that had fallen into the water.

 

Here it is some sort of mosquito which has ended its days as an early lunch for the spider.

 

Part one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48506742957/

 

Part two here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48506742957/

 

Part 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50507089932/

 

A close portrait of the very same spider here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48515193146/

Done