Robber Fly (Dasylechia atrox) with prey
Dasylechia atrox (Williston 1883). Found at Hickory Hill Conservancy Park in Cross Plains in southern Wisconsin. Dane County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found in oak/hickory forest/savanna. It flew in carrying prey and landed about 8-9 feet up on the weathered debarked dead branch on living oak tree. Prey is a vespid, possibly a Bald-faced hornet. A few minutes earlier it had been perched on the same branch with a smaller hymenopteran as prey.
Single exposure, slightly cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Robber Fly (Dasylechia atrox) with prey
Dasylechia atrox (Williston 1883). Found at Hickory Hill Conservancy Park in Cross Plains in southern Wisconsin. Dane County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found in oak/hickory forest/savanna. It flew in carrying prey and landed about 8-9 feet up on the weathered debarked dead branch on living oak tree. Prey is a vespid, possibly a Bald-faced hornet. A few minutes earlier it had been perched on the same branch with a smaller hymenopteran as prey.
Single exposure, slightly cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.