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Nabis sp. (genus)

Damsel bug at Holt, ACT

Nabis sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Nabis sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Nabis sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Nabis sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
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Nabis sp. (genus) 17 Oct 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Nabis sp. (genus) 17 Oct 2020 CathB

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2 comments

   17 Oct 2020
Amazing two sightings Cath. I wonder how it was able to hold onto the moth?
CathB wrote:
   17 Oct 2020
Thanks Michael. I'm not sure how it did it either. The bug moved around a bit and didn't really seem to be holding the moth down particularly. Maybe the moth was just trapped somehow on the flower, which is what I first assumed when its flapping caught my attention and before I noticed the bug. Maybe the bug just took advantage of the situation.

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