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Robber Fly (Cerotainiops abdominalis) with prey

Cerotainiops abdominalis (Brown, 1897). Found at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Mexico. Chaves County, New Mexico, USA.

 

Prey is a harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex sp.

 

These beauties were perching mostly on the soil surface or on objects very close to soil surface.

 

Found in this vicinity: 33.44395N 104.40602W.

 

Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

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Uploaded on October 19, 2018
Taken on June 17, 2018