1st Robberfly sighting of the Season,,

jaharris1001

I dont usually find these this early in the season,, truly an amazing predator, it feeds on other insects, with its AMAZING speed and agility its able to capture its prey mid flight then with its long legs will pin it against a branch, using its proboscis it will pierce its victim and inject a tissue dissolving saliva into its victim, it will then withdraw the body fluids with its proboscis using it like a straw :wink :wink

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8 by jaharris1001, on Flickr

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9 by jaharris1001, on Flickr

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10 by jaharris1001, on Flickr

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6 by jaharris1001, on Flickr

Lord Vetinari

Lovely series Jim -
Brian V.

jaharris1001

Thank you Brian looks like we visit the same sites

Relic

Impressive shots, especially 1 and 3