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Published: 2020-03-05 13:56:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 872; Favourites: 131; Downloads: 6
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Description with a prey...
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Comments: 28

DebasishPhotos [2020-03-09 15:19:25 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot.

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RealMantis In reply to DebasishPhotos [2020-03-10 08:05:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks  

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DebasishPhotos In reply to RealMantis [2020-03-11 17:39:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! 

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Sto1962 [2020-03-07 18:04:57 +0000 UTC]

wow, I never saw that

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RealMantis In reply to Sto1962 [2020-03-08 08:36:10 +0000 UTC]

i have already saw robber fly but it's the first time with a prey...  

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patrickbrandy [2020-03-06 08:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Très beau coup d'une belle netteté  

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RealMantis In reply to patrickbrandy [2020-03-06 08:34:17 +0000 UTC]

merci  

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SwordSaint001 [2020-03-06 07:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Good to see these round my house, help to get rid of all the pest insects in our garden. They look scarier than they are.

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RealMantis In reply to SwordSaint001 [2020-03-06 08:33:55 +0000 UTC]

they have bad reputation but they are useful...  

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puddin7777 [2020-03-06 03:17:36 +0000 UTC]

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RealMantis In reply to puddin7777 [2020-03-06 08:32:58 +0000 UTC]

from the time I was close enough, it take only few seconds like a classic shot...
thanks  

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dig1898 [2020-03-05 21:17:38 +0000 UTC]

These Robber flies can be scary tho.

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RealMantis In reply to dig1898 [2020-03-06 08:30:23 +0000 UTC]

yes   

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deviantfemale007 [2020-03-05 17:19:50 +0000 UTC]

oh wow!    
fressen und gefressen werden, as they say in german...

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RealMantis In reply to deviantfemale007 [2020-03-06 08:29:41 +0000 UTC]

i didn't know...
thanks  

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deviantfemale007 In reply to RealMantis [2020-03-06 12:10:55 +0000 UTC]

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mantisngo2468 [2020-03-05 16:03:41 +0000 UTC]

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RealMantis In reply to mantisngo2468 [2020-03-06 08:28:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks  

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imagophil [2020-03-05 15:38:19 +0000 UTC]

"Fight... little one! .... Oooh... too late for that." 


Amazing photograph!

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RealMantis In reply to imagophil [2020-03-06 08:28:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks  

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Mekheke [2020-03-05 14:42:17 +0000 UTC]

Ça fait peur.  

Superbe capture en tout cas.

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RealMantis In reply to Mekheke [2020-03-06 08:27:46 +0000 UTC]

heureusement qu'il est tout petit...
merci  

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mickeyrony [2020-03-05 14:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Les forces de la nature superbe close-up

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RealMantis In reply to mickeyrony [2020-03-06 08:27:06 +0000 UTC]

merci  

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AlberichPotter [2020-03-05 13:58:29 +0000 UTC]

But did he catch it or steal it from something else?  

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RealMantis In reply to AlberichPotter [2020-03-06 08:26:35 +0000 UTC]

i don't know, i found it like that...

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imagophil In reply to AlberichPotter [2020-03-05 15:36:55 +0000 UTC]

...or is he a she? 

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AlberichPotter In reply to imagophil [2020-03-05 16:27:16 +0000 UTC]

How do you tell? The large majority of human robbers are male, so why not in the insect world too!  

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