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This tiny insect has perched on what looks like a convenient twig. It is actually a large net casting spider, which does not seem to notice a potential lunch sitting right on its elbow!
Insecto atrapado por una gota de agua en una hoja. Esta macro la realice en la sierra de Babia en el Verano de 2005 dame tu opinión por favor
Insect catched by a drop of water in a leaf. This macro makes it in the mountain range of Babia ( Spain) in the Summer of 2005 tell me your opinion please
Scientific Name: Dysdercus cingulatus
Commonly referred to as "cotton stainers" or "red cotton bugs". They can be readily distinguished from most other genera of Pyrrhocoridae by the strong white markings at the junction of the head and thorax, and along the sides of the thorax, and often abdomen. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysdercus
" Epeire diadème " (femelle) ou... Araignée " Areneus diademetus " Famille : Arachnides - Caractéristique: L'araignée est reconnaissable par la "croix" blanche présente sur son abdomen de 2cm de diamètre (environ) - Observable de l'été à l'automne (commune en Europe) . - Anecdote : Dans un album de " Tintin ", " l'étoile mystérieuse ", page 4 , il est fait état d'une " Epeire diadème " sur une lunette d'observation qui se confondrait avec une comète monstrueuse ???!!!
The short, strong proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Makes you hungry for a big milkshake doesn't it?
Many species have long, tapering abdomens, sometimes with a sword-like ovipositor. Others are fat-bodied bumblebee mimics. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, ants, dragon and damselflies, Ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.