I got privy to an event where an insect was trying to carry a near-dead spider. It was trying to climb a wall on our terrace.
the insect
the almost dead spider
When I first came across the scene, I saw the spider still with the insect flexing its limbs. When the spider wasn't moving for a long time, I thought I could look at it closely. Trying to move it made me realize it wasn't dead yet, and I backed away to see what might happen next.
the insect started carrying the spider with one of its limbs. It struggled a lot. whenever it falls, it takes a few moments to stretch its limbs and give another go. the following images are in the process of carrying the spider across two tries.
After reaching a level, it was scanning another wall, possibly for a proper way to climb that wall. But this wall was open to wind and it was becoming very difficult for the insect to carry the spider.
my final pic before the wind blew the insect and the spider from my sight.
My observations:
all my edits are just crops.
