Impressively, the spider launches itself into the air, aiming for the fly. Although it misses and the fly escapes, the video demonstrates that just inspecting a flower may be a dangerous task.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Keeping a safe distance
Some of the leafcutter bees in the last post were able to avoid being attacked by the crab spider by inspecting it from a distance. But what distance is a safe distance? The fly in the video below hovers in front of the daffodils instead of immediately landing. However, even in mid-air, the fly is not completely safe from spiders.
Impressively, the spider launches itself into the air, aiming for the fly. Although it misses and the fly escapes, the video demonstrates that just inspecting a flower may be a dangerous task.
Impressively, the spider launches itself into the air, aiming for the fly. Although it misses and the fly escapes, the video demonstrates that just inspecting a flower may be a dangerous task.
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