Lynx Spider eats some Flies in Australia

bugman

March 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am

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Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Hi guys,
It appears these two small flys were having an argument and didn’t notice the lynx spider coming to make a meal of both. One of the flys looks like a common long legged fly but the bright blue one is a new one for me. It appears to have two large forward facing eyes, reminiscent of a jumping spider, set into a metallic looking carapace. Strange one eh?
aussietrev
Queensland, Australia

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Hi Trevor,
Your photos always amuse us. This tangle of bodies is quite wonderful. Seems as though the Spider got a double meal, though it is uncertain that is will suck the fluids from both flies.

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