Norberto heard the desperate screamings of the juvenile emerald. It was caught in the resistent spiderweb of the Trichonephila (one of the most resistent among the arachnids). The web was big. The hummingbird very small and light. It could not have freed by its own means. When we detected the presence of the spider (unluckily out of frame) 20 cm away, Norberto rushed to rescue the hummingbird. His prompt action lasted a few seconds. He swiped it off and released it. The emerald was exhausted and shocked. It stayed in his hand till it recovered and flew off.

The "bad" spider was about to kill the "good" hummingbird. I did not intend to interfere in a natural process, though it seems apparently cruel and merciless. The observer must watch without interfering. Again the eternal game between life and death. The prey's death which means the predator's life. The web got destroyed during the realease of the emerald and the spider was dragged to the ground. As we all know, there are species which are ill-famed: spiders, snakes, owls, sharks and the list goes on. © Javier Ubiría