Life On A Milkweed Plant

[wildjob]

I first noticed the bumblebees gathering nectar on this milkweed.



As I looked closer at the plant I found other creatures calling it home. Such as this spider sitting on a leaf. It appeared to be shooting out silk.



If was taking shots of the individual flowers,



when I came upon this small fly gathering nourishment.

[beachcomber]

Many will open this post and say aloud, wow...
...and it will be a what an outstanding selection of pictures wow
All are great, the first two are my supa dupa favourites, and what nice job wildjob
beach

[mail.rajeshshenoi]

WOW........... Superb, colour contrast is excellent.

[Allysage]

Amazing macros I love them! Thanks for sharing! What lens did you use?

[Fred flyfisher]

Wow is right. Love the whole set Wildjob.

[wildjob]

Thank you Beachcomber, Rajesh, Allysage and Fred. The lenses used was the first was my 100-400 tele and the last three I used my 50mm. I combined both lenses with an EF25 extension tube.

[imik]

Beach was right.... ha ha i said "WOW" the second of the spider is just, well, WOW! The composition is just right on, and the closeness and clarity is fantastic! Great job

[Chewys Dad]

Great Captures Wildjob! I love insect macros and you have nailed these. Love the Spider. Very Sharp focus and it's clean and the Bokeh is fantastic. The bee is excellent!
Thanks for Sharing these.
Michael

[Chip]

Impressive! That spider shot is incredible. Never seen anything like it. The focus must've been perfect to get the silk to show up so well.

[tingeliM]

awesome photos!
The bumblebee gives me shivers though. I got attacked and stung by one last summer. Before that I loved bumblebees...o_o