Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Eastern Yellow Jacket

And the food chain...

Eastern yellow jacket eating an insect larva...

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Eating a dead baby bird...

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Being eaten by a Green Lynx Spider

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I took the first three photographs this morning, keeping in mind the warning I read in the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida regarding yellow jackets:
"Stings repeatedly if bothered."
I kept my distance.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are fascinating photographs!

Patricia said...

Keri - I thought so, too. Glad you enjoyed them.