Good morning ,
I started this morning with my other camera but when i saw this bee on a climatus flower i quickly switched cameras to capture the following sequence.
As i mentioned i spotted the bee in the climatus flower coverd with a llot of pollen , this image is not cropped but shot with 2.5 magnification.

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
This is a cropped version of the above image

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
the frontal view , something seems wrong ..

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
it's way to steady ...

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
and that is the reason why ...

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
looks like this crabspider is having a bee for breakfast

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
the spider doesn't mind me aslong as i keep my distance

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
diner by flashlight instead of candle light

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
i'm verry pleased with this capture it's not often you get to see this so close.

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
and now we leave the murder scene and time for other macro details from the garden .
Dandelion seed traped in climatus flower

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
phlox flower but

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
Clematus

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
viola

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
young leafs unfolding

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
flower buts

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
viola

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
Dandelion seeds

Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser
All images are created by me with my Sony A7II + Laowa Venus 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro with 2.5 - 5x magnification + Godox tt685s flashunit and Pringlers diffuser + Laowa LED ring

All images created by me @stresskilller
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Very nice, Now i regret selling my macro lens 😂
tja het hoeft niet allemaal zo duur te zijn Laowa heeft hele goede macro lensen https://www.laowa.nl/laowa-extreem-macro/ en niet zo duur als een Canon of Sony macro lens maar minstens net zo goed 😉
Fantastic capture there Mick. I cant believe the spider has caught that bee or is it a wasp? for breakfast.
Thank you Steve , it was a bee served indeed
Nature is a harsh mistress.
that explains all the divorces i guess 🤣🤣
😅😅
Dude, this is unbelievable!!! You captured the perfect moment. I thought I could only see these macro shots in documentaries but thanks to you we can see such things in the Hive 😂.
Thank you , for me it's a hobby a way to kill my day and still get outside :)
nice pics
danke , thank you
thank you very much for the support , much appreciated
Mick I hate the white spider but what a catch. You captured the biting in the ass
Hive nee life is tough you got the proof
sometimes all you need is abit of luck to get the right picture
I love to see your pictures, the are awesome.
thank you very much