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A jumping spider drags off its latest prey, a Sely's Sundragon about three times larger than itself.
The Serval is a medium-sized African wild cat. It is closely related to the African Golden Cat and the Caracal.
It is a slender animal, with long legs and a fairly short tail. The head is small in relation to the body, and the tall, oval ears are set close together. The pattern of the fur is variable. Usually, the Serval is boldly spotted black on tawny.
Although the Serval is highly specialised for catching rodents, it is an opportunistic predator whose diet also includes hares, hyraxes, birds, reptiles, insects, fish, and frogs. The Serval has been observed taking larger animals, such as small Springbok, but over 90% of the Serval’s prey weighs less than 200g. The Serval eats very quickly, and if its food is big enough,
Just back from Safari(darkest Wiltshire Longleat Safari Park first time visit absolutely great didn't know what to expect at the park totally impressed by it all to see the animal's having space to live and roam.
Lions are very sociable and related females live together as a pride.Different males take over the pride at different times.When lions live together as a group this has many advantages;they can hunt together as a team and are able to bring down large prey.The females often have their babies at the same time, allowing the cubs to feed from any of the lionesses.Longleat has about 25 lions in the park.
So this was quite a bit of work. I shot a couple of frames, aiming to get detail from "inside" its mouth I could later use with stacking. Initially, I went with 7 shots but noticed a magical leg was created in the process. So I reduced to 4 frames, that were essentially showing what I wanted.
Still, it took some retouching of minor errors resulting from the stacking process.
5x magnification, 4 frames, handheld.
My last trip to the Molotov Line, just a couple of days ago, proved to be an ultimate failure. Lots of uselessly burnt fuel, lots of driving on dusty roads and ploughing my way through dark, swampy thickets. All in vain. There was not even a trace of things I was looking for. Judging it from a different perspective I could say that another swath of terrain was checked thoroughly...
While lurking there I noticed a tree which looked somewhat apocalyptic to me so I tried to approach it to take a snap - only to be stopped dead in my tracks by a menacing sight of a terrifying predator waiting in ambush. I then realized that I made 200 kilometers to come to this place and I had not seen a single elephant, rhino or even a lion. The area was utterly cleansed... and I knew who, or what was behind it... Monster eyed me lazily, probably considering a puny human to be a sorrowful prey, not worth the usual effort of beheading the victim with a lightning speed. It seemed to wait for a more sizeable morsel, possibly a whale from a nearby water-filled hole.
I took a snap and then run pell-mell to my car. I throw my camera bag inside and, not bothering to slam the door shut, I drove off Mad-Max style across the fields - never to come back again.
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A predator with his trophy passed us this morning while we volunteers had tea and coffee. Poor mouse!
I have a sure-fire jumping spider spot at my mother-in-law's. The side of her garage always have a bunch of Attulus terebratus jumpers in varying sizes running around looking for prey.
This one had found and caught what I think is (was?) an aphid and was happily munching away at it when I snuck closer.
This was taken at 4.3:1 magnification which is about as high as I can go with the 5Ds as the huge megapixel count means any further magnification will yield little further detail because of visible diffraction.
We are happy to be part of this MOM round, starting on the 20th of April.
The new Predator Collar, featuring 10 Metals, 10 Leather (2 zones). OpenCollar Scripted.
hanging around, the male is on the left while smaller female is on the right, mating season. This was taken shortly after finding them feeding on road kill.
They don’t look very intimidating at this stage and are not likely to strike fear into the hearts of anything that they encounter, but they can eventually grow to be as large as the couple of alligators in an earlier post. Their mortality rate is quite high, and the odds are not in their favor as numerous predators will gobble them up, including some of the larger fish that inhabit the bayou. Some of these might be siblings, but there are two different sizes in this photo, and they likely come from two different nests. These little ones are between 18 and 24 inches long. Good luck to these little lizards. Photo taken on Horsepen Bayou in Alligator Alley.
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Dragonflies have a life span of anywhere from about six months to several years. Most of the dragonfly life span is spent in the water as a nymph. During this period, which can last up to a couple of years, it sheds its skin many times. Finally it crawls onto land to break out of its skin as a full fledged dragonfly.
As you can tell by the blood on this Coopers Hawks talons and beak, this true predator, and swift hunter, quickly eats his prey, (a Pidgeon), I know because I watched the whole thing, and then vanishes in plain flight.
Dublin, California.
TMI Amazing Animals Challenge, focus on 6+ Legs: www.flickr.com/groups/impressionists/discuss/721576488607...
This well camouflaged wheel bug had just captured dinner, when I wandered by and accidentally caused her to drop it. Though annoyed, she patiently climbed to a good spot to wait for some other yummy bug to pass by.
This is intended as an artistic image and colors have been altered. An unedited photo of this same wheel bug can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/61357175@N08/15219561470/in/photoli...
An unedited image of this wheel bug with her lost prey can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/61357175@N08/15150418689
The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus), in the family Reduviidae, is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, being up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length. A characteristic structure is the wheel-shaped pronotal armor. They are predators upon soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars, Japanese beetles, etc., which they pierce with their beak to inject salivary fluids that dissolve soft tissue. Because most of their prey are pests, wheel bugs are considered beneficial insects. The are as beneficial to the garden as ladybugs. They are notourious for eating stinkbugs.
Wheel bugs are common in eastern North America, although many people in the region have never seen them. They are camouflaged and very shy, hiding whenever possible.
Wheel bugs are highly regarded by organic gardeners because they consume a variety of insects and their presence indicates a healthy, pesticide-free ecosystem.
The wheel bug has a characteristic dorsal crest, shaped like a wheel or cog. It moves and flies slowly, and in flight produces a noisy buzzing sound. As with other assassin bugs, its proboscis arises from the anterior end of its long, tubular head and unfolds forward when feeding. The bug plunges its beak into its victim, pinning its prey with its front legs. It then injects enzymes into the victim, paralyzing it and dissolving its insides, and proceeds to drain the resulting fluids. The bite of a wheel bug is very painful and may take months to heal (sometimes leaving a small scar), so caution is highly advised when handling them.
The wheel bug is also noted to be very vicious in the wild, and cannibalistic behaviors between them have been noted; for example, nymphs may prey on one another and the female may feed on the male after mating is concluded.
It possesses two scent glands (red-orange in color) that can be everted from its abdomen, usually in reaction to being disturbed. The scent produced by it is not as powerful as that produced by the stink bug, but is still strong enough to be detected by humans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_bug
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