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This Spider Went for Plan Bee

The spider failed to snag a butterfly, so it went for Plan Bee.

That would be the honey bee, Apis mellifera.

The bee is usually foraging for nectar and pollen and not that aware of her surroundings, especially a cunning and very hungry spider.

So this orbweaver lies in wait for prey to appear on its "dinner plate." A venomous bite and the bee is paralyzed. And dinner is served à la carte.

It's not what Ernest Hemingway would call a pretty sight. But then again, everything eats in the garden. 

Repeat: Everything eats in the garden whether we want it to or not. 

A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)