Lampyridae firefly (Lamprigera sp. - ID credit: Michael Geiser, Gene Mesher) attacking and later eating a Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica. ID credit: Tan Siong-Kiat, Marcus Ng) that it killed earlier. Selangor, Malaysia.
8:36pm
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4376 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
8:36pm
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4377 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
8:36pm the snail tried to escape...
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4378 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
8:37pm
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4379 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
8:38 pm
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4382 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
8:38pm
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4383 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
11:44pm we were on the way out of the forest park and I tried to look for the Lampyrid and snail again. Took me a few minutes but I finally found them, but I startled the beetle and it stopped eating the snail
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4423 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
11:47pm..i waited..and a few minutes later, the Lampyrid resumed its escargot supper.
Lamprigera sp. preying on Giant African Snail IMG_4429 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
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Re: Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
Wow, that is friggin' incredible! Excellent documentation of predation probably rarely seen by others. And as always, stunning macro work (I'd guess 99.9% of the people on this forum wish they could duplicate your photography talent - I know I'm in that percentile). Thanks for the ride, and keep'em coming...
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Re: Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
Absolutely wonderful sequence! BTW, that's one hell of a firefly - I think the world's biggest. When you pick them up, they'll start an alarm-glow in your palm that can be seen even in daylight.
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Re: Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
That's just a great sequence.
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Re: Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
Thank you, JohnJohn Martin wrote:Wow, that is friggin' incredible! Excellent documentation of predation probably rarely seen by others. And as always, stunning macro work (I'd guess 99.9% of the people on this forum wish they could duplicate your photography talent - I know I'm in that percentile). Thanks for the ride, and keep'em coming...
Thanks, Hans. I actually rarely come across any fireflies during the day. I'll have to check them out to see if they are really that bright!Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:Absolutely wonderful sequence! BTW, that's one hell of a firefly - I think the world's biggest. When you pick them up, they'll start an alarm-glow in your palm that can be seen even in daylight.
Thank you, Bill!BillMcGighan wrote:That's just a great sequence.
Re: Lampyrid firefly preying on a giant African snail!
Dang thats cool!
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Thank you, captainjack0000.captainjack0000 wrote:Dang thats cool!