Garden Spider with Prey

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IVPeißnitz

A European garden spider (Araneus diadematus) hangs upside down in its web on the Peißnitz island, clutching a freshly caught wasp in its legs. Sunlight makes the delicate web threads glisten and sculpts the distinctive cross marking on the spider's abdomen. The creamy-soft bokeh background of green and blue — produced by the Canon EF 24-70mm at 70mm and ƒ/6.3 — isolates the macro subject from the foliage of the riparian forest. A September moment in the Peißnitz ecosystem.

European garden spider with wasp prey in its sunlit web on the Peißnitz island in Halle (Saale)
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 70mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/320s · ISO 100

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