Spider vs. Bee: A Mid-Summer Tale

A week or so ago, we noticed a mini-war of sorts right in the front porch window boxes. As you can see from the picture below, a very unusual albino spider has captured a regular 'ole bumblebee and has it in a lockdown. When we notice such natural warriors in action, it makes one realize that we homo sapiens (am I allowed to call us that?) are not the only aggressors on any day of the week.

A few hours after taking the picture, there was no sign of either insect. Where did they go? My poetic other half had this more thoughtful photo caption, combining recent human wars with the Bug War of Shrewsbury:

"In my dreams of summer John Kerry [the spider], combat tested
and tough on terrorist attackers, takes the sting out of the weaker and
ill-witted opponent George Bush [the bee]. Maybe it's just the heat - or
the humidity, but the bloom will soon leave the Rove my friends."

From his pc to God's ear.