Solpugid vs. cicada

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Copyright © 2008 Eric C. Maxwell

Solpugid vs. cicada

Peña Blanca Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
June 24, 2008

I was fortunate enough to see this fight go down starting soon after the solpugid caught the cicada. The cicada was still alive when he started getting eaten! This shot was taken after the solpugid had made some progress in dispatching the cicada's head.

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Contributed by Eric C. Maxwell on 1 July, 2008 - 11:01pm

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