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Mastigoproctus giganteus

Photo by skinheaddave
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Field Notes

Notes:

We found the M.giganteus snacking on the centipede (Scolopendra sp.). After a while I guess our flashes disturbed it and it dropped the centipede. Shortly thereafter it snatched a small beetle (not pictured) out of the air and started feasting. Good times.

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Mastigoproctus giganteus

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