Commander
05-Nov-2006, 03:59 PM
I was trailing a male NBGY this morning as it was happily flitting from one flower to the next, and appeared like a good candidate for a shot.
What happened next was one of those typical nature brutality that forms the circle of life in the field. This rather large robberfly, zipped in and impaled the poor Grass Yellow on its spear-like modified proboscis and the poor butt was dead in an instant. I wonder if there is any poison injected into the butt as well.
The robberfly then flew off with its prey, and appeared rather strange, this yellow object flying and almost hovering in mid-air. It then moved off to a shady spot on a branch to enjoy feeding on its lunch. ;P
Considering the very precarious existence butts lead, it's a wonder that there are still so many of them. They get picked on by predators, parasitic wasps, birds, lizards, etc., at all stages of their lives. Basically, they have no defence or any chance to attack back in self-defense. :thinking:
What happened next was one of those typical nature brutality that forms the circle of life in the field. This rather large robberfly, zipped in and impaled the poor Grass Yellow on its spear-like modified proboscis and the poor butt was dead in an instant. I wonder if there is any poison injected into the butt as well.
The robberfly then flew off with its prey, and appeared rather strange, this yellow object flying and almost hovering in mid-air. It then moved off to a shady spot on a branch to enjoy feeding on its lunch. ;P
Considering the very precarious existence butts lead, it's a wonder that there are still so many of them. They get picked on by predators, parasitic wasps, birds, lizards, etc., at all stages of their lives. Basically, they have no defence or any chance to attack back in self-defense. :thinking: