Spider

So here's a good illustration of one of life's lessons: avoid sticky situations! This poor husk of an insect failed to see this web, as obvious as it is to us godlike observers. The sun's rays illuminate it against a dark background of foliage, just as they light up the body of the spider come to make the insect's bad day even worse.

Spiderwebs can be beautiful and enticing. But as our hapless insect here found out, they're best avoided.

Nikon D70, 105mm macro, f/7.1, 1/400s, -1.7EV, ISO 200. Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, 23 August 2005. Placemark.