Robber Fly with prey
Found at Palo Verde Biological Station, inside Palo Verde National Park. Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
Robber is a female Asilinae. Prey looks to possibly be a Red-tailed Stingless Bee - Trigona fulviventris. Found on Sendero El Guayacán.
You can see bubbles in the liquified body tissues in the abdomen of the bee in this shot.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Robber Fly with prey
Found at Palo Verde Biological Station, inside Palo Verde National Park. Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
Robber is a female Asilinae. Prey looks to possibly be a Red-tailed Stingless Bee - Trigona fulviventris. Found on Sendero El Guayacán.
You can see bubbles in the liquified body tissues in the abdomen of the bee in this shot.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.