James decided to further fuel the flames of my orderism bigotry (though it's been suggested that maybe I have a case of 'phylumism'), by presenting me with yet another instance of a lower order animal dining on a higher order one. In this case, we have a black widow spider having ensnared a snake. Click on the image; it is amazing when viewed large.

We catch black widows in our house at least once a month. I've trained my girls how to spot them, and how to avoid them. I'll show them these pictures to really instill some good ol' fear.

[Image]Couple points to make:

1) I really hope the snake's friends don't see him hanging there. That's embarrassing. It's one thing to be caught by a mammal or a bird or a tire tread. But a spider?

2) That spider lady has earned life-time bragging rights.

Thanks for the photos, James.

Photo source: The West Virginia Blogger