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Small Zebra Jumper spider killing Psyche Butterfly

Death in the domain of the insects can be swift and cruel but retains a magnificence and beauty that is somehow at odds with the brutality of what is happening.
Today rain had subsided a little. I wanted to photograph Psyche (Leptosia nina) butterfly which was flying around those tiny pinkish flowers which I couldn’t find any ID. As I shot 2 photos of the beautiful butterfly a female Small Zebra Jumper spider (Plexippus petersi) jumped on it and killed it. The whole process was so swift that I was too stunned to capture the instance of death.

Psyche seconds before death

Just to show you the beauty before death here is the Psyche seconds before death

EXIF info…
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias: 0.0
Aperture (F Stop): f/8.0
ISO Used: 100
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance: As Shot
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
Date Time: 2009:07:10 08:25:52
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.14572001145" N – 74° 59' 44.4400798935" E
Copyright © Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved

EXIF info…
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias: 0.0
Aperture (F Stop): f/8.0
ISO Used: 100
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance: As Shot
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
Date Time: 2009:07:10 08:24:20
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.14572001145" N – 74° 59' 44.4400798935" E
Copyright © Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved

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