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02-JUL-2011 Gillian Mastromatteo

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Petrie Island

I came across this female eating another female in the vegetation near where I had parked. Pondhawks are voracious predators which are well known for hunting large insects, including its own species! As is usually the case when it catches a large insect, it devours it head-first.

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larose forest photos26-Aug-2011 01:49
That is a pretty gruesome find :-)But an interesting and fine shot. V
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