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This is I think a rose sawfly (Arge pagana) trapped in a spider web:
Here are Oribatid mites (about the size of a pin head) one of which has a passenger (could be a nematode):
And a snout mite (very quick these are!):
Finally:
The first time I have managed a photograph of a spider taking a drink. Amaurobius sp.
Paul.
![rose_sawfly_a-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-pQSW3Gm/0/xpPPS9SzPRG4QsNPX3mXPb39v23H44zGZpnJxzmz/XL/rose_sawfly_a-XL.jpg)
Here are Oribatid mites (about the size of a pin head) one of which has a passenger (could be a nematode):
![oribatid%20mite_b-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-2P2bNQr/0/FLBbCSsqqSRPXfNCJGfppGqfNJk62dgSxsfKrFRJP/XL/oribatid%20mite_b-XL.jpg)
![oribatid%20mite_a-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-dqh6vJQ/0/DhGjLK3fGHfVwksFwXvq3scdzHWN7gg7RmMvPf288/XL/oribatid%20mite_a-XL.jpg)
And a snout mite (very quick these are!):
![snouty_b-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-KLNhfWm/0/CPq4DCK2KkTcvbqCC8XdQwXddPv2QN2b7Fd76JkNW/XL/snouty_b-XL.jpg)
![snouty_a-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-q9DqPDW/0/DbMR6CCvd5Bs3N6b5sWx4SzNmHtRFJpsgJFV82rKx/XL/snouty_a-XL.jpg)
Finally:
The first time I have managed a photograph of a spider taking a drink. Amaurobius sp.
![drinking_spider_a-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro-Gallery/i-BjkTcF8/0/DQvZ4JqZ5bZ4Wd4s9mHn5n3mZXxgVx34MQNvXM2Tz/XL/drinking_spider_a-XL.jpg)
Paul.
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