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09-AUG-2008 Christine Hanrahan

It's a bug eat bug world! Ambush bugs, fly and wasp

I found two ambush bugs (Phymata), who had caught a fly (looks like a Muscid fly of some sort). A paper wasp (Polistes furcatus) had come along and seized on the fly from the other end and was having a meal. A bit gruesome, but these guys need to eat too.

Canon PowerShot S3 IS
1/40s f/8.0 at 6.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time09-Aug-2008 12:41:14
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot S3 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length6 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/8
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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Range View 12-Jul-2011 04:17
Extraordinary capture Christine!
Barbara
Graeme07-Mar-2011 19:31
Fantastic close up Christine, superb details..Bravo!!BV
slhoornstra07-Mar-2011 00:01
A memorable shot at any rate, and ths is how we learn and remember who's who in the bug world. BV
Margot W06-Mar-2011 19:40
Cannot believe what you find with that camera of yours. WOW!
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