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Dead in 5 seconds !

Dead in 5 seconds !

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Mark Billiau.

Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Dead in 5 seconds !

My shot shows an azure damselfly being attacked and killed by a common awl robberfly in less than 5 seconds.

A robberfly is a highly predatory insect known for its fast and deadly capture of a large prey in full flight, including wasps, bees and dragonflies larger than itself !

The robberfly uses its strong long legs to intercept the prey by grabbing it around the head.
It then immediately stings the prey with its needle-like and razor-sharp mouthparts and injects a nerve poison. This quickly paralyses the prey and the robberfly then sucks out the prey's intestines completely.

Good news : the robberfly is completely harmless to humans.

Dutch name : Bosrandroofvlieg & Azuurwaterjuffer
German name : Gemeiner Strauchdieb & Hufeisen-Azurjungfer
Latin name : Neoitamus cyanurus & Coenagrion puella

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Sections Nature: Dragonflies and Damselflies Nature: Flies & gnats
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