{"id":1715,"date":"2010-09-07T00:09:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1715"},"modified":"2013-11-10T13:20:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T13:20:54","slug":"spider-preparing-a-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider Preparing a Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->There is definitely a seasonal theme running on the blogs at the moment. See <a href=\"http:\/\/my.opera.com\/RobinL\/blog\/2010\/09\/05\/packing-lunch\" target=\"_blank\">Robin&#39;s<\/a> post, and <a href=\"http:\/\/my.opera.com\/Ukwildlife\/blog\/wasp-spiders-argiope-bruennichi-eating-grasshopper-and-a-wasp\" target=\"_blank\">UK Wildife&#39;s<\/a> recent post, as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/my.opera.com\/Words\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/light-and-dark\" target=\"_blank\">my own<\/a> from about three weeks ago. Warning for those who don&#39;t like spiders&#8230; all those links shows spiders with prey, as does this post. :bug:<\/p>\n<p>I chanced upon the spider this morning when I went outside to bring in the trail cam. It&#39;s a common garden spider (<i>Araneus diadematus<\/i>) and it had just snared a grasshopper in its web.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105813.jpg' \/><\/span> <span class=\"aligncenter\">Approaching the trapped prey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105815.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105818.jpg' \/><\/span> <span class=\"aligncenter\">Spreading the webbing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105824.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105828.jpg' \/><\/span> <span class=\"aligncenter\">Wrapping the prey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105836.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/spider_grasshopper_0609105898.jpg' \/><\/span> <span class=\"aligncenter\">Ready to eat :chef:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The efficiency of the spider is remarkable. The full sequence extended over about 10 minutes, but it took less than two minutes for the spider to complete the cocoon of webbing once the grasshopper was immobilised. I&#39;ve skipped the part of the sequence where the spider dangled the entombed grasshopper below its perch before hauling it up under the leaf (final shot) for consumption.<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;ll try for something less &#39;gruesome&#39; tomorrow.<br \/><span class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=Words\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" alt=\"Nature Blog Network\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/><i>Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100mm f\/2.8L macro IS USM lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1009],"tags":[72,1132],"class_list":["post-1715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiders-2","tag-grasshopper","tag-spider","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Photo sequence as a spider catches a grasshopper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Words\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"ysqYJMdHoyW5GWLtqc9lMufn-ib-Lm9XICnaXDxAMm0\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"spider,web,grasshopper,grasshopper,spider,spiders\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.2.1\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Spider Preparing a Meal | Everything is Permuted\",\"headline\":\"Spider Preparing a Meal\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/author\\\/words\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/natureblognetwork.com\\\/button.php?u=Words\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#articleImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-09-07T00:09:45+01:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-11-10T13:20:54+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"commentCount\":12,\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Spiders, grasshopper, spider\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/category\\\/spiders-2\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Spiders\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/category\\\/spiders-2\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Spiders\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/category\\\/spiders-2\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Spider Preparing a Meal\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Spider Preparing a Meal\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/category\\\/spiders-2\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Spiders\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Everything is Permuted\",\"description\":\"Wildlife Photography\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/author\\\/words\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/author\\\/words\\\/\",\"name\":\"Words\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Spider Preparing a Meal | Everything is Permuted\",\"description\":\"Photo sequence as a spider catches a grasshopper\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/spider-preparing-a-meal\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/author\\\/words\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/author\\\/words\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-09-07T00:09:45+01:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-11-10T13:20:54+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/\",\"name\":\"Everything is Permuted\",\"description\":\"Wildlife Photography\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.permuted.org.uk\\\/photography\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Spider Preparing a Meal | Everything is Permuted","description":"Photo sequence as a spider catches a grasshopper","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"spider,web,grasshopper,grasshopper,spider,spiders","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"ysqYJMdHoyW5GWLtqc9lMufn-ib-Lm9XICnaXDxAMm0","miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#article","name":"Spider Preparing a Meal | Everything is Permuted","headline":"Spider Preparing a Meal","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/author\/words\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=Words","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#articleImage"},"datePublished":"2010-09-07T00:09:45+01:00","dateModified":"2013-11-10T13:20:54+00:00","inLanguage":"en-GB","commentCount":12,"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Spiders, grasshopper, spider"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/category\/spiders-2\/#listItem","name":"Spiders"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/category\/spiders-2\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Spiders","item":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/category\/spiders-2\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#listItem","name":"Spider Preparing a Meal"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Spider Preparing a Meal","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/category\/spiders-2\/#listItem","name":"Spiders"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#organization","name":"Everything is Permuted","description":"Wildlife Photography","url":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/author\/words\/#author","url":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/author\/words\/","name":"Words"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/","name":"Spider Preparing a Meal | Everything is Permuted","description":"Photo sequence as a spider catches a grasshopper","inLanguage":"en-GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/spider-preparing-a-meal\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/author\/words\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/author\/words\/#author"},"datePublished":"2010-09-07T00:09:45+01:00","dateModified":"2013-11-10T13:20:54+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/","name":"Everything is Permuted","description":"Wildlife Photography","inLanguage":"en-GB","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/#organization"}}]}},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"1715","title":"Spider Preparing a Meal  | #site_title","description":"Photo sequence as a spider catches a grasshopper","keywords":[{"label":"spider,web,grasshopper","value":"spider,web,grasshopper"}],"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2020-12-21 00:14:23","updated":"2025-06-11 13:42:55","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}