A Large Grasshopper Robber Fly with its prey. Having grasped the Common Stick Grasshopper and landed on a leaf. It pierces the prey with the proboscis
A Large Grasshopper Robber Fly with its prey. Having grasped the Common Stick Grasshopper and landed on a leaf. It pierces the prey with the proboscis and sucks out the body fluids.
Size: 5100px × 3575px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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