Robberfly eats Wasp

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Erland R.N.
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Robberfly eats Wasp

Post by Erland R.N. »

A long time since I posted here, and I haven't even got anything new to show. Here a photo though from June 2009, Xalapa in Mexico:
Image

Canon 5D, Sigma 150 + 1.4
f/10m, 1/200 s, iso 1600

Read about my dragonfly trip to Mexico here:

http://home1.stofanet.dk/erland_refling ... ico_uk.htm

cheers
Erland

Eric F
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Post by Eric F »

Erland,

That is a nice shot of a Promachus robber fly (probably P. bellardii); great lighting & color! I very much enjoyed the photos of your Mexico trip (one of my favorite places!). Interestingly, your 'dragonfly friend' Rosser Garrison is also my friend and former colleague; I'm recently retired from the Calif. Dept. Food & Agric. -- where Rosser still works.

Cheers,

Eric

Erland R.N.
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Post by Erland R.N. »

Eric, thank you very much for the species (genus) ID.
This was the first time i met Rosser, he is very friendly and an authority on Neotropical Odonata. It was a great experience to visit Mexico, and although I've seen a few of the species before in Texas, most I saw was all new to me.
Rosser has done a book on all American dragonflies, dealing with each genus (I got that book during the visit), and he expect to have one similar ready this year about the Damselflies.

Erland

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Erland, welcome back! I enjoyed your travelogue also. Great fun to read about the traveling and eating and visiting, as well as seeing the pictures. Many thanks!

--Rik

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Post by gmazza »

Impressive against such a strong wasp.
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tpe
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Post by tpe »

facinating picture. og welcome back. i am looking forward to seeing some new pics from dk

tim

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Post by Ken Ramos »

You've got to love the colors in this! :o Looks more like a "Tango," than dinner for one. :D

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