Sequence Pt 2: Phantoms Escape! R9873 Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia PFN
Ever wonder why Phantom Crane Flies are so fragile and likely to fall apart? They're so delicate, you wonder how they survive at all.
This is Part 2 of a series of photos that demonstrate one of the benefits of being flimsy.
Here, a mating pair of Phantoms is in the grasp of a Jumping Spider...the female senses trouble and takes to wing, saving herself and her partner. (see next photo).
Phantom Crane Flies escape Jumping Spider (Eris sp.),
Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada.
August 4, 2009.
© Jay Cossey, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). All rights reserved. Licensing available. Contact: Jay Cossey, BIObus1@gmail.com
Sequence Pt 2: Phantoms Escape! R9873 Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia PFN
Ever wonder why Phantom Crane Flies are so fragile and likely to fall apart? They're so delicate, you wonder how they survive at all.
This is Part 2 of a series of photos that demonstrate one of the benefits of being flimsy.
Here, a mating pair of Phantoms is in the grasp of a Jumping Spider...the female senses trouble and takes to wing, saving herself and her partner. (see next photo).
Phantom Crane Flies escape Jumping Spider (Eris sp.),
Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada.
August 4, 2009.
© Jay Cossey, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). All rights reserved. Licensing available. Contact: Jay Cossey, BIObus1@gmail.com