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Mating Robberflies - Triorla interrupta - male - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Mating Robberflies - Triorla interrupta - Male Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 9, 2005
I'm pretty proud of myself for getting these shots even while the ticks were still crawling all over me!

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Mating Robberflies - Triorla interrupta - male - female Mating Robberflies - Triorla interrupta - male - female
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 10 July, 2005 - 11:24am
Last updated 17 June, 2008 - 9:01pm

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These appear to be paired Triorla interrupta. Nice shot. Never looks like an easy position to attain. And always risky for the males who can be eaten afterward or in the case of encounters with egg-laden females they can just be eaten instead.
… Herschel Raney, 10 July, 2005 - 5:49pm

 
thanks
for the IDs!
… Lynette Schimming, 10 July, 2005 - 5:51pm

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