17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Mobile
Close Shave!

A careless bee flies within the arms of death after feeding on a nearby flower. This female crab spider was ready to ambush as it flew past - but she was just a micro-second too late and the bee lived to fly another day!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Camera: iPhone 6s
Copyright: © Susan Burt