Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Jamie Smart – (2) Robberfly

By Jamie Smart, age 8

I was up early one morning and decided to have a wander around our wild garden with my camera when I saw this fly on the end of an awn of grass. I didn't realise until looking on the computer that he was actually eating another fly! Double whammy!
Competition: 2023 - Photography - Under 18 years
Insect order: True flies
Species: Slender-footed robber fly, Leptarththrus brevirostris
Picture taken in: United Kingdom

Second image