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Common red soldier beetle + Unknown predator

Rhagonycha fulva + ?

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Field Notes

Description:

While the Rhagonycha fulva pair were copulating the bee/wasp species attacked one of them and ate it while the beetles were still attached to each other.

Habitat:

Open grass field

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
injica
http://www.veluwe-insecten.nl/diversen/hymenoptera/hymenoptera.html
injica
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tenthredo.vespa.-.lindsey.jpg

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Scandinavian's Biodiversity
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Danish wildlife
Photographed
PublishedJuly 22, 2013

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