23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Rings of Fate
This striking photograph freezes a moment of high-stakes drama in the world of the Giant Wood Spider. Dominating the lower right of the intricately spun, dew-kissed web is the large, dark female, engrossed in a silent battle for survival: feeding on her captured prey. Her immense size relative to the rest of the inhabitants underscores the species' remarkable sexual dimorphism.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Pune, India |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R5 |
| Copyright: | © Kapil Bhagwat |