The other day, while rushing out the door on my way to work, I heard a buzzing sound and looked down to see a spider struggling to entangle and subdue a dragonfly. I grabbed my camera and began filming the drama as it unfolded. The spider operated with the efficiency of a surgeon: biting, folding, and finally lassoing its prey into submission. Employing an impressive mastery of engineering, the spider rigged up some type of “pulley” system to haul the dragonfly closer to its web. As the spider started to feast, I finally left the scene. When I returned home for lunch, all that remained of the dragonfly was an exoskeleton and wings, gently swaying in the breeze. Even in our backyards, nature tells amazing tales.
DLaMotte says
I know I shouldn’t but I would have freed the dragonfly! I just can’t stand to do nothing….my husband and kids are always shaking their heads…
John Mann says
My niece was saddened by the death of the dragonfly, but I reminder her that nothing gets wasted in Nature and that it may have been a mommy spider who will need that energy to lay her eggs.