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Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) captured at Borit, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan with Nikon D500 and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR.

For detailed information about Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan visit www.birdsofgilgit.com

A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.

In a rather "stellar" turn of events, Lois Budd decided to drive down Klomfass Avenue on her way home from seeing the Sea Eagle at Rotary Park. And what a great idea that was! She ended up spotting the Sea Eagle perched atop a Spruce tree in someone's yard, very close to the road (50 ft or so) and quickly got the word out to birders, who were still in the area and dispersing from Rotary Park. Many happy birders got knee-buckling views of this superstar bird for about 15 minutes before he once again took flight and dissapeared heading in a northerly direction. !! I give this sighting 10/10 !! Would highly recommend! :D