Eat Or Be Eaten!

Challenge #31 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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In this challenge show us insects or spiders (or other small arthropods) eating their prey. Insects eating spiders, spiders eating insects, insects eating insects.... your choice! (Please, NO birds, or animals eating these small creatures.) The creatures should be outside in their natural environment, not inside under studio lights. Macro or close-up shots only. SIZE: 1,600px MAXIMUM ON LONGER SIDE.

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Announced:

Saturday, 19th January, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 26th January, 2013 – Friday, 1st February, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 2nd February, 2013 – Friday, 8th February, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.
Colour only.
No HDR.
Don't remove the background.
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just a photo number
NO watermarks or forms of identification, or personal website references.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

NO photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge.
Comments of encouragement are welcome.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! If you enter the challenge, take the time to vote on other entries! This will hopefully counteract the sandbaggers' votes which spoil the genuine results for everyone's entries.
Sandbagging, and vote solicitation will cause DQ'ing of entries, so please don't contemplate it!
Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Don't bother me, I'm eating

by ysal

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Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
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Submitted:	Saturday, 26th January, 2013 15:25 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 24th September, 2012
Focal length:	47.7 mm
Shutter speed:	1/640 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	100
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Galleries:	View this photo in ysal's gallery

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Total comments: 10

Spectacular shot! One of my favs I've ever seen on a DP challenge.

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Thank you so much SM812, appreciate that!!

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Cool shot, ysal! All that pollen dusted on the bee must be akin to Parmesan cheese sprinkled on a pizza. ;o) Yummy! Congratulations on a very nice photo.
Mick

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Thank you Mick. Parmesan cheese, eh? Didn't think of that, but probably true!

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;o) That's the way my mind works sometimes.

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Haha That is a great refernce.

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This is a wonderful capture, ysal, and a worthy top spot place-getter in this challenge. Great colour and expression here. (I think you would have done better in the challenge if low-life sandbaggers hadn't been spoiling the results of many of the excellent entries!) Ruth :-)

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Thank you Ruth, at least I didn't get any 0.5 this time :-)

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Wow!

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Thank you PBR!

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Total comments: 10

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