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curt0909
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Its a jungle out there... in a basil plant

Post by curt0909 »

Here's a video I shot this morning of a Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)Nymph eating a long-legged fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWIzPCVa5GU

The shot from 0:54 - 1:01 is sped up 400% to show the internal movements in the abdomen

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Post by Tom Jones »

Wow :shock:

Very, very nice!

Tom

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Thanks, Tom. Glad you liked it.

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Fascinating pictures.
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Post by curt0909 »

Thank you, Troels.

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Post by GaryB »

Your filming is perfect and the colors are wonderful.

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loved it!

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