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Condylostylus eating an thrips - Condylostylus
Copyright © 2013 Don Carrier

Condylostylus eating an thrips - Condylostylus
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
July 10, 2013
Size: 2-3 mm
It's taken me years to get good shots of this species. Their reaction time is faster than a camera flash.
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Contributed by Don Carrier on 10 July, 2013 - 7:14pm
Last updated 15 November, 2021 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from comatus group.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 15 November, 2021 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 10 July, 2013 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Eating a thrips
It is eating a thrips.

If your camera has an option to select manual flash setting, you could use that to avoid the metering flash that makes Condylostylus jump.

This is Condylostylus comatus or crinitus. If you have a clearer shot of the tail that may help. Males are distinguishable by color and ornamentation. Females are not.
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