Spider taking home a carry out

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  1. Dave W

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    I sat and watched for about ten minutes while this spider dragged the cranefly up a wall to his hiding place. He kept going up and down attaching more threads to the fly and slowly hauling it up.
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    Hmmm, Cranefly. A few spices on it and a garlic mayo dip, lovely.:)

    Back in serious mode now, Excellent pics.
     
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    WoW Dave, the cranefly has to be twice as big as the spider, Great Pics by the way.. You know before I was a gardener I used to be Terrified of anything with more than 2 legs.. Now im quite Facinated by them :)
     
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    Excellent close ups Dave.:gnthb:
     
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    Cracking photos, Dave. Bit of a handful with all those long legs to deal with.
     
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    Wow Dave. Excellent photos.
    robert
     
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    Great shots Dave,:gnthb:
     
  9. Little Miss Road Rage

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    Fab photos must have been really interesting watching the spider do all that work
     
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    What fantastic shots..well done
     
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