Showing posts with label Dragonfly chews bee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragonfly chews bee. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Dragonfly beats bee-eaters


Dragonfly with a sweet tooth? Maybe not so sweet. 


It made short work of honeybee - sting and all - in Tyto today.


But Rainbow Bee-eaters unlikely to resent the catch.


Seldom see them buzzing after honeybees.   
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