Jerry (Tin Yuen) Tsang (Hong Kong) highlights a dewdrop spider as an orb weaver looms in the background.
Jerry spent a day squatting under spider webs, his camera pointed up to the sky. The light silhouetted the orb weaver, while a hint of flash lit the dewdrop spider in the foreground.
The relationship between the two spiders is complex and can work to their mutual benefit. Dewdrop spiders are known to lure more prey to orb weaver webs - attracting moths with their silvery markings that mimic moonlight.
Some species of dewdrop spider, however, are known to feed on orb weavers. They often target their hosts when they’re most vulnerable, attacking while the orb weavers are moulting and can’t defend themselves.
Hong Kong
Jerry (Tsang Tin) is a wildlife photographer from Hong Kong specialising in macro photography. What started as a curiosity for animals gradually turned into an obsession with the natural world. Firmly believing that good photographs are essential for encouraging wildlife conservation, he vows to capture the amazing moments of struggle in nature and the small things in our daily lives that often go unnoticed and underappreciated.
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