Honey, fetch me some water, I'm feeling a bit dry... -- Macro in photography-on-the.net forums

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Jun 06, 2011 23:06 | #1

Heres a robber fly I found earlier today, sucked dry by who knows what. Its interesting that only its head collapsed, with the rest of its body remaining intact

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Honey, fetch me some water, I'm feeling a bit dry...

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Jun 07, 2011 00:29 | #3

Interesting find
Brian v.

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Jun 07, 2011 05:45 | #4

Nice shot..interesting find. Probably sucked dry by another robber?

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Jun 07, 2011 21:17 | #6

Thanks all!

orionmystery wrote in post #12550481

Nice shot..interesting find. Probably sucked dry by another robber?

Didnt think about that. Thats a good possibility

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Jun 07, 2011 23:43 | #7

Looks so strange, wonderful capture! I never see robber flies for some reason.

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