So here's this crab spider stalking a katydid nymph foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola.

Dinner awaits!

Suddenly a native bee, Melissodes agilis, lands next to the katydid and begins to sip some nectar.

Decisions, decisions! Do I want a juice katydid nymph or a tasty long-horned bee? Do I have a choice in the matter or does it matter if I have a choice?

A moment in time. Time in a moment. The bee, unaware of danger, continues to forage. Then, abruptly, the bee takes flight. 

One menu choice remains. 

It was a good day for the crab spider. 

It was not a good day for the katydid.