Eat or be Eaten!!!

Recent Predator/Prey Encounters:

A suspended object caught my attention as it dangled from a Swamp Milkweed Plant - an Anchor Stink Bug was having lunch. The larva of the Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle was larger than the predatory Stink Bug. The Stink Bug is a "True Bug" meaning it has a sucking mouth part and will suck out the interior juices of the larva. Its proboscis looks like a long beak and works like a straw. Other insects such as bees and butterflies also have a proboscis, but they are able to retract or roll it up. The proboscis of a True Bug is more rigid and cannot be rolled up.  https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/true-bugs

There was a blur of activity as a Black-capped Chickadee caught and ate an insect.

A damselfly flailing in the water quickly became a meal for some hungry predators. The movement on the surface of the water attracted some Backswimmers who soon began circling, just like a clip from the movie "Jaws"! (By clicking on the image, the enlarged picture shows more detail of the underwater backswimmers.)

A Robber Fly eating another Fly.

A Harvestman is not a true spider. Although it has 8 legs, its head, thorax and abdomen are fused into one body part. Spiders have 2 body parts. Harvestmen do not have fangs, are not venomous and do not bite. However, fly is on the menu for his next meal!

https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Eastern-Harvestman

Video of Eastern Harvestman with his prize.