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Peneda Gerês National Park, Portugal.
This was the first protected area to be founded in Portugal in 1971 and it is the only National Park in the country. Having once been the home of the brown bear and the mountain goat, Peneda-Geres is today one of the last refuges of the great predators, such as the wolf and the royal eagle.
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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.
i'm planning to do a series at the aquarium, i've been planning it for a while but when we went to take pics this weekend it was FILLEDDD with kids (expectedly). i'm gonna go on a day where not as many people will be there....
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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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Finished Lego Predator custom.
Used acrylic paints for the head and eyes.
Decals designed and applied by me.
For the mask i used a chima scorpion mask.
California King Snake
Carrizo Plain
These snakes are immune to rattlesnake venom so are one of their predators. They kill by constriction, not venom.
My own photographs of a Eurasian sparrowhawk (accipiter nisus), with added special effects.
A wonderfully agile predator that is attracted to our garden because we have lots of birds on our feeders.
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Great Blue Heron attacking a Muscovy duck and her babies. The mother is aggressively resisting the attack to protect the ducklings. When I first photographed the ducklings two weeks ago there were 12, yesterday there were only 8 left. Pompano Beach, Florida.
Buteo jamaicensis immature,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
I was curious what was up there--what is a predator wary of? A larger predator? But I took this photo from inside my car and couldn't look up immediately.
We occasionally see one of these small snakes. They feed on salamanders, earthworms, slugs, and lizards and frogs. (wikipedia)
Sometimes we see one being carried away by one of the hawks like the hawk I posted yesterday.
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
A group of Trandoshans hunters gathered on the plant to enjoy their favorite hobby: hunting down Wookiee prisoners. Preferably unarmed Wookiees because it’s not so “fun” when the prey shoots back (I never liked Trandoshans).
According to their “traditions” the group of ten Trandoshans brought the unarmed Wookiee prisoner to this planet where they started their little twisted show.
However on the planet there is another hunter. Someone who came here to track down a prey worth of legend and he is not pleased by the cowardice of these “Space Lizards”.
The Predator tracks down the Trandoshans, killing the dishonorable hunters one by one.
As the Space Lizards meet their demise the Wookiee enjoys his staying on the planet.
Sometimes very good things come from crossovers and the Wookiee is very pleased by this particular one.
The Predator is one of the action figures by Neca based on the Predator Dark Horse Comics.
I hope you like this photo :)
A highly Nocturnal species breaking all rules and appearing in open that too in day time , we are amazing that few birds come very close to this and not even attack it .
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal".
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Such traits can help animals such as the Helicoverpa zea moths avoid predators. Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both lowlevel and bright day levels of illumination (see metaturnal). Others, such as bushbabies and (some) bats, can function only at night. Many nocturnal creatures including tarsiers and some owls have large eyes in comparison to their body size to compensate for the lower light levels at night. More specifically, they have been found to have a larger cornea relative to their eye size than diurnal creatures to increase their visual sensitivity in the low-light conditions. Nocturnality helps wasps, such as Apoica flavissima, avoid hunting in intense sunlight.
"When I was little, we found a man. He looked like ... like, butchered. The old woman in the village crossed themselves ... and whispered crazy things, strange things: 'El Diablo cazador de hombres'. Only in the hottest years this happens - and this year, it grows hot. We begin finding our men. We found them sometimes without their skins ... and sometimes much, much worse. 'El cazador trofeo de los hombres' ... means the demon who makes trophies of men."
('Predator' by NECA)
Alien versus predator
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Predator (anglisierte Version von lat. praedator ‚Räuber‘, ‚Raubtier‘, Aussprache: [ˈpɹɛdɪtəɹ]) bezeichnet:
Prädator, ein Tier, das andere lebende Tiere zur eigenen Ernährung erbeutet.
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Wolf Raubvogel Fantasietier
Mensch prädator Herrscher
Science fiction Ufo Unbekanntes