Category: Invertebrates
Encounter: Robber Fly, raptor of the insect world
With the menacing looks and businesslike patience of an assassin, the Robber Fly captures its prey on the wing
Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly
A day of tired wandering in a forest ends with an intimate rendezvous with a stunning damselfly – the Stream Glory. It’s often the little things in life that give you the biggest highs
Encounter – Antlions and the pit of death
Antlions are far more menacing as larvae: their pits are death traps for ants and small insects and can offer kids many hours of macabre entertainment