Robber Fly with prey
Diogmites sp., I believe. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in east-central Kansas. Chase County, Kansas, USA.
Early evening I was walking back toward preserve HQ along a two-track dirt road. Several of these flew up and landed before me as I walked along. I stopped to photograph this individual. I took a couple of pics of it (without prey) and was interrupted by another nearby robber fly. As I was photographing that other robber I saw this one hover and snatch an immature tree cricket from the ground.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Robber Fly with prey
Diogmites sp., I believe. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in east-central Kansas. Chase County, Kansas, USA.
Early evening I was walking back toward preserve HQ along a two-track dirt road. Several of these flew up and landed before me as I walked along. I stopped to photograph this individual. I took a couple of pics of it (without prey) and was interrupted by another nearby robber fly. As I was photographing that other robber I saw this one hover and snatch an immature tree cricket from the ground.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.