Reviews for Foodchain

The average rating for Foodchain based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-11-26 00:00:00 David Kernan I must say this is a pretty cool book although not for the squeamish. Graphic full color photographs that read like crime scene photographs or stills from a horror movie. There's the sexy display between two praying mantis before the male becomes a post-coitus snack. Another praying mantis dances merrily on the head of a fat shiny toad before meeting its inevitable end. Caterpillars greedily gorge themselves on tomatoes only to be sucked dry by more ever present praying mantis. The most graphic scenes though are the ones with the pinkies. Pinkies being born amongst a white blood smeared backdrop only to be gobbled up by another fat toad. It's sick to look at and even a bit morbid at times, but it's Mother Nature and a testament to the circle of life and the survival of the fittest.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-08-02 00:00:00 Elliott Hobbs Food Chain is a series of photographs that illustrate the relationship between predator and prey. It starts innocently enough with insects eating plants and works its way up to snakes eating baby mice. It may sound gruesome, but it's compelling and beautiful, especially against the stark white background. The photographer raised all the animals herself (in her NYC apartment no less) and she comments on each of the photographs.