Male. Sunny, 20 C. Nine individuals, all males, observed either cruising slowly along stream or foraging over adjacent, open Royal Fern dominated flood plain.
Cordulegaster diastatops
Robber Fly - Laphria thoracica (male, ~20 mm)
Prey is a bee, Andrena species. Also present are freeloader flies, family Milichiidae
Also posted, and identified, at:
bugguide.net/node/view/19124
HFDF!
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I went over to a different part of Cobb Park today -- it was really uncomfortable. As I got out there, 4 guys started to follow me around at a distance and were watching me closely... Not sure what was going on, maybe they were just into bugs and plants too, but I shuffled off to a different part of the park and had a better time. :)
I went over to a different part of Cobb Park today -- it was really uncomfortable. As I got out there, 4 guys started to follow me around at a distance and were watching me closely... Not sure what was going on, maybe they were just into bugs and plants too, but I shuffled off to a different part of the park and had a better time. :)