After standing in what turned out to be poison oak for about 2 hours, I got the shot I was looking for. After about 5 weeks, the terrible itching on both my legs went away but I was really pleased I got this False Potato Beetle shot. It was taken at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte North Carolina on August 28th 2010. That was a really hot day.
During a long hike with my equipment on this hot August day, I was moving across a wide grassy area and this very loud Red-footed Cannibalfly went by my head. It was really loud and scared me a bit because it was moving so fast. I thought it was maybe some type of beetle or even a hummingbird, but then it landed within view and my hunt for a dragonfly was postponed.
This Red-footed Cannibalfly is rumored to get large enough to take down a hummingbird. This shot was taken about 1 mile from the US Olympic Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC.
Notice how this particular specimen has already caught his dinner. They catch them in mid air and find a perch to consume their meal.