A little cactus that we saw at Joshua Tree NP.

Kenny and I enjoyed watching the ants that had made this huge nest in Joshua Tree NP. We were amazed to see a group of small spiders attack and kill the ants. We laughed after watching and photographing them for 20 minutes that it doesn't take much to entertain us! :)

This female Spider is eating an ant that she killed in the nest. We were surprised that there were several spiders, males and females, killing and eating the ants (note a second spider on the leaf blade in the background). There were many dried ant carcasses scattered near the entrance holes, so it appeared the spiders had been feasting for a few days. I used my 4 diopter adapter on my camera and my small tripod to take this picture. Photos like this make me better appreciate professional nature photographers!