Assassin Bug Preying on Beetle
by Steven Schwartzman
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Assassin Bug Preying on Beetle
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Steven Schwartzman
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Photograph - Photograph
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This assassin bug, Apiomerus spissipes, had caught a beetle in the genus Acmaeodera and had plunged a sword-like appendage into its prey to extract nutrients. It's a brutal world out there. I came across this ghastly sight on the underside of a Texas thistle when I got close to take a photograph of the flower.
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December 20th, 2013
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Comments (4)
Guy Pettingell
Bear Grylls would eat that....great shot Steven! L/f
Steven Schwartzman replied:
By coincidence a commenter from New Zealand mentioned Bear Grylls on my nature photography blog this morning.
Maria Hunt
What a capture!! Not that this fella would win a beauty contest but wow!! F/L
Steven Schwartzman replied:
Thanks. I was in the right place at the right time for this one. I'd stopped to photograph the thistle and found a drama going on.
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