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Podocinidae eating a Sminthurus
Copyright © 2013 Pierre-Marc Brousseau

Podocinidae eating a Sminthurus
Mont St-Bruno, Montérégie County, Quebec, Canada
May 22, 2013
Size: ~1 mm
A Podocinidae eating a Sminthurus sp. I don't know if he killed the Sminthurus or if he was already dead.
Contributed by Pierre-Marc Brousseau on 24 May, 2013 - 7:53pm

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