Robber Fly (Laphria thoracica) female R1673 Manester ON HDv
Robber Fly (Laphria thoracica) female.
Manester Tract, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
July 14, 2019.
In this series of images you can see how flexible this Robber Fly's "neck" is. She can turn her head to track anything flying by and quickly assess whether it's potential prey or not.
Note: an insect's "neck" region, whch connects the head to the thorax is called a cervix or veracervix.
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My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". :-)
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Robber Fly (Laphria thoracica) female R1673 Manester ON HDv
Robber Fly (Laphria thoracica) female.
Manester Tract, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
July 14, 2019.
In this series of images you can see how flexible this Robber Fly's "neck" is. She can turn her head to track anything flying by and quickly assess whether it's potential prey or not.
Note: an insect's "neck" region, whch connects the head to the thorax is called a cervix or veracervix.
Photographs, Text and Videos ©Jay Cossey, PhotographsFromNature.com (PFN)
All rights reserved. Contact: PhotographsFromNature@gmail.com
My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". :-)
www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/32381163732/
My website: www.PhotographsFromNature.com