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01-JUN-2017 Christine Hanrahan

#1: "Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly"

The poem is apparently by Mary Howitt (1799-1888)/ The first verse goes like this:

“Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly;
“’Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to show when you are there.”
“O no, no,” said the little fly, “to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne’er come down again.”

The spider is a Zebra Jumping Spider.

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Dwight Rankine16-Jun-2017 20:35
Beautifully done! V
Ton T.06-Jun-2017 15:44
Great image Christine! V
LynnH04-Jun-2017 03:09
Wow, what an awesome macro shot. And a great poem for it. One of my favorites from childhood. V
jeanb03-Jun-2017 22:57
Great shot and a very appropriate verse.
bill friedlander03-Jun-2017 17:10
Great shot, and very suitable for the lyrics. V
carol j. phipps02-Jun-2017 17:48
Excellent Macro and it goes perfectly with the poem. V
Nirvan Hope02-Jun-2017 15:47
Super sharp image to go with the words.
globalgadabout02-Jun-2017 14:51
seems this fly accepted the invitation, clearly a fatal mistake..
Pierre Martin02-Jun-2017 13:24
great behavior scene and capture!
Torben Jorgensen02-Jun-2017 12:16
I love jumpers. This a a beautiful specimen with a big catch. V
Kuriacose Joseph02-Jun-2017 11:37
Great detail!
Ray :)02-Jun-2017 11:24
Very good detail and some very apt words to accompany.
Irene Wehrli02-Jun-2017 10:47
Oh oh - poor fly..
Excellent photo and I like the poem which the fly unfortunately did not know...
Irene
Patrick Goossens02-Jun-2017 07:58
Excellent
laine02-Jun-2017 07:50
Almost 200 yrs old !! My aunt used to sing it when I was small. A great match to the photo Chistine. I've seen a crab spider grab a fly and it was lightning fast !! VV
Ika Zinka Eferl02-Jun-2017 07:45
WOW, great shot! V
Juliette02-Jun-2017 07:07
great lunch-shot; superb macro V
John Vass02-Jun-2017 03:55
Well done! They are so cute! VV
Dennis Hoyne02-Jun-2017 02:16
An exceptional macro image, and an appropriate poem to go with. Nice work! V.
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