Chinese Mantis Swarmed by Freeloader Flies
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# Title Chinese Mantis Swarmed by Freeloader Flies Description An immature Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis sinensis) eats a recently-captured insect while being swarmed by Freeloader Flies (Desmometopa sp.) trying to get a bite. Location and Date North Park Village Nature Center Chicago, Illinois, USA 8/24/13 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate) Credit Mark Swanson/Swanson Media Camera/Source Nikon D300 DSLR Lens AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D Model/property releases available? Not applicable/Not applicable Keywords Mantids (Mantidae), Mantids (Mantodea), Class Insecta (Insects), Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods), Kingdom Animalia (Animals), Chinese Mantid (Tenodera sinensis sinensis), Freeloader Flies (Milichiidae), Flies (Diptera), Freeloader Fly (Desmometopa sp.), Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) |
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