James decided to further fuel the flames of my orderism bigotry (though it's been suggested that maybe I have a case of 'phylumism'), by presenting me with yet another instance of a lower order animal dining on a higher order one. In this case, we have a black widow spider having ensnared a snake. Click on the image; it is amazing when viewed large.
We catch black widows in our house at least once a month. I've trained my girls how to spot them, and how to avoid them. I'll show them these pictures to really instill some good ol' fear. 
Couple points to make:
1) I really hope the snake's friends don't see him hanging there. That's embarrassing. It's one thing to be caught by a mammal or a bird or a tire tread. But a spider?
2) That spider lady has earned life-time bragging rights.
Thanks for the photos, James.
Photo source: The West Virginia Blogger
Nov 25, 2008
Bragging Rights
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6 comments:
GREAT photos!
Whoa... how long will she be able to dine on that? Never mind all the free drinks she'll get outta that at the bar. ; )
That is quite traumatizing to look at. Poor snake. =(
Aww, poor snake. I had no clue a black widow (in a window!) could have such a sticky web. But now, I have a secondary case of the heebee-jeebes just looking at that.
If you look really hard, you'll notice the snake is actually an anaconda, meaning the black widow spider is over FIVE FEET ACROSS!!!!!!1!!
I can't help but wonder what went through the snake's mind...
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