I found this large hoverfly larva in Teesdale yesterday and watched it feeding on aphids. A gruesome spectacle - it caught them tail-first and they were still waving their legs and antennae as they disappeared into the predator's digestive tract.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Greenfly guzzler
I found this large hoverfly larva in Teesdale yesterday and watched it feeding on aphids. A gruesome spectacle - it caught them tail-first and they were still waving their legs and antennae as they disappeared into the predator's digestive tract.
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Aphids,
hoverfly larvae
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Ugh! But long live the larva!
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