It's Fatal . . .

A Fatal Metalmark that is . . .

Taken in Southeast Austin, TX at Hornsby Bend.

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Cool. Especially the first.

#1 looks like he is in flight - ver cool

Lovely series- wonder how on earth it got that name ?
Brian v.

weird name, you'd think it might be Old Rusty or something.

Came across this: "Why is this petite beauty called 'fatal' and 'nemesis'? Nemesis is the Greek goddess of retribution and vengeance - "her anger is directed toward human transgression of the natural, right order of things and of the arrogance causing it." (pantheon.org)."

After other checking, it is clear even experts are not sure of the name origin. Perhaps it was a "nemisis" of the describing entomologist because he couldn't catch it easily?

nice series