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scorpion with caddisfly - Centruroides vittatus
Copyright © 2019 Valerie G. Bugh

scorpion with caddisfly - Centruroides vittatus
Pitkin, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 27, 2019
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Not a new species for Allen Acres, but a rather dramatic interaction of a predator taking advantage of the bounty lured to an MV light. The scorpion carried its prey around for quite some time.
Contributed by Valerie G. Bugh on 2 September, 2019 - 10:37am

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