Herbstmess' Karlsruhe

Sweni hide , Kruger National Park , South Africa

Papilio machaon

Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.

Il Macaone è una farfalla della famiglia delle Papilionidae famiglia prevalentemente tropicale, di cui solo 9 specie presenti in Italia

I bruchi si nutrono di Apiaceae, come ad esempio il finocchio e la carota.

Se disturbati, estroflettono da dietro la testa un paio di ghiandole a forma di corno (osmeterium), che emettono un odore repellente che tiene lontani i predatori

Elegante ed agile nel volo, il maschio è anche difensore del proprio territorio; se vi capitasse di vederne due che volteggiano vicini in audaci acrobazie, probabilmente uno sta cercando di cacciare l'altro.

Anche il Macaone presenta il tipico comportamento da butterfly hilltopping, ovvero cerca di volare sopra il punto più alto del terreno in cui si trova (dominio).

Predator!!

Hunting lady.

Explore May 1, 2017.

My back door lizard dude caught a dragonfly. He was fast!

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Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Coatis are omnivores. This one probably only ate bananas, which were plentifully provided by the owners of the lodge where this picture was taken.

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I'm not sure what kind of birds of pray it is... It was too far from us.

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Red legged robber fly.

Milpitas, CA

Male great green bush-cricket, Tettigonia viridissima, in a garden. This is not a grasshopper, it is a carnivorous insect. Madrid, Spain. June 2023

"Predator"

Male Barred Owl. I took this upper body shot as it looked a lot more puffy than the entire bird. Just loved those feathers covering the branch.

Buizerd

This Cat hunts Grey Squirrels in the Royal Botanic gardens Edinburgh.

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Great Blue Heron and catfish at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, FL.

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Wandering around the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park one can find the most interesting forms to stimulate one's imagination.

Tralala's Diner @ Pine Lake

Tabitha Kincaid answers who is the hunter and who is the hunted..-my view on Tuppers Shot for her Werewolf Hunter series via flickr

Shoreline, Mountain View

White-tailed Kite

This dragonfly perched itself on one of the bamboo supports in the garden, surveying his territory! I am not sure of the identity but I think it is a Brown Hawker.

Momo

What is he looking at?

Leo das Raubtier.

what is that caca piece right there?!?!?

Fremont, CA

Of all the big raptors this guy is the probably most versatile., he serenely glides around almost unnoticed. but when he spots his lunch it's action stations! With a bust off speed and a deadly swoop it's all over in a flash! Lunch spectacularly acquired.,and with these lines and colours perhaps the name 'Super predator' fits him perfectly