[SPOTLIGHT] Predator & Prey
A collection of images of interactions between invertebrate predator & prey. Usually not good for the prey.
Read MoreAnt-killing Spider with Ant Bundle
Tiny spider (Euryopis sp.) hauls around a bundle of technomyrmex ants. Mapleton, Qld.
The Assassin and the Butterfly
Assassin bug sucks the insides out of a beautiful blue butterfly. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Ants collect nectar from aphids and are supposed to protect the aphids as payment. In this case it seems the ladybird larva might be disguised by pheromones - the ant didn't seem to care that the larva was sucking the life out of one of its nectaries. In fact at one point said ant checked the victim with carefully probing antennae. It also appears that the other aphids are lining up to be eaten. Silly aphids. Kyogle, NSW.