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14-JUL-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Death in the afternoon: female common pondhawk wih moth

I saw a beautiful big pale yellow moth fly up in front of me on the trail and was just about to take a closer look when this dragonfly swooped in and scooped up the moth! You can see the hairs from the moth's thorax on the dragonfly's face in this deathly embrace/

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/1250s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso200 full exif

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Margot W14-Jul-2011 21:58
Lucky dragonfly, poor moth. Great shot.
Karen Stuebing14-Jul-2011 21:35
A grisly photo but it is life. And death. Super close up. V.
Pierre14-Jul-2011 20:14
Une image incroyable de cette scène de prédation! V
J. Scott Coile14-Jul-2011 20:04
What a feast.
Colin Storey14-Jul-2011 19:59
Wow, superb timing to get this, fantastic close up details. v
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