類別

昆蟲與蜘蛛（昆蟲）

參賽者

呂明俊

作品名稱

捕食中的食蟲虻  Robber Fly in Hunting Mode

科學圖說 Scientific introduction

食蟲虻是肉食性昆蟲，捕食時會利用其強有力的腳抱抓住獵物，再利用其銳利短喙刺穿獵物，注入含有毒性和蛋白水解酶唾液，再吮吸獵物的體液。透過照片紀錄來完整呈現食蟲虻捕食的細部過程。

Robber flies are predatory insects. They grab their prey with their strong and powerful legs. Then they use sharp and short proboscis to penetrate the body of their prey and inject toxic saliva that contains proteolytic enzymes. Finally, they suck the fluid from the prey. These images present a complete record of predation by the robber fly.