Giant Crane Fly

I spotted these 2 crane flies mating on a tree trunk while hiking with fellow ranger ForestDragon, in Short Hills National Park. It was cool to see them and they were easy to photograph, as they weren't moving, but it got even better. As we were standing there, a large bald-faced hornet swooped in and broke them apart, taking one of them to ground. They wrestled and fought on the dusty trail as we stood in amazement and shock. What timing! Eventually the wasp was able to fly away with it. Talk about seeing nature in action!