In the manger the spiders watched too. (8 eyes & mandible talons)

[JBW]

ISO 100 ~ F/6.3 ~ 0.5s ~ Natural Light ~ ImageJ

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[JBW]

Nicely done.

and to make it even better it is on a leaf of the pale green orchid

[Dave Humphries]

Another good one Brian

PS
I just noticed you're not far off 8,000 posts - well done

[JBW]

Another good one Brian

PS
I just noticed you're not far off 8,000 posts - well done

I have been posting less to keep the quality where it should be. It will take a while to reach 9T.

[RandyRFJP]

ISO 100 ~ F/6.3 ~ 0.5s ~ Natural Light ~ ImageJ

Excellent photo, Brian. I particularly like the clear view if its fangs. First-rate work!

[madcrow]

Awesome image, master at work.

[JBW]

fangs or talons?

[JBW]

Awesome image, master at work.

I have so much more to learn. I have many flowers that I can't figure out how to get the the shot that they deserve.

[RandyRFJP]

fangs or talons?

Brian, I think fangs might be a better descriptive noun in this case. Fangs are associated with biting (e.g., a snake's fangs), are teeth-like, and are associated with the mouth. Talons are associated with claws (e.g., the talons of a raptor), are associated with the extremities (e.g., foot), and are for grabbing/grasping.

[JBW]

Brian, I think fangs might be a better descriptive noun in this case. Fangs are associated with biting (e.g., a snake's fangs), are teeth-like, and are associated with the mouth. Talons are associated with claws (e.g., the talons of a raptor), are associated with the extremities (e.g., foot), and are for grabbing/grasping.

Found this in Wikipedia;
'Chelicerae
Chelicerae are chelate appendages that are used to grasp food. For example, in horseshoe crabs, they are like pincers, whereas in spiders, they are hollow and contain (or are connected to) venom glands and are used to inject venom to disable prey prior to feeding. In some spiders, the chelicerae have teeth, which are used to macerate prey items to assist digestion by secreted enzymes. Those spiders without toothed chelicerae inject digestive enzymes directly into their prey. Mites and ticks have a range of chelicerae. Carnivores have chelicerae that tear and crush prey, whereas herbivores can have chelicerae that are modified for piercing and sucking (as do parasitic species). In sea spiders, the chelicerae (also known as chelifores) are short and chelate and are positioned on either side of the base of the proboscis or sometimes vestigial or absent.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod_mouthparts