18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Ktyr

Ktyr. Always mobile, swift, this predator pierces the prey with its proboscis on the fly and then, holding it with tenacious paws, injects poison. ?Under the action of the poison, the tissues of the victim liquefy, and the ktyr gladly sucks the resulting soup?. Spiders also have no chance when meeting with a ktyr. In a word, another nickname - killer fly☠️ - also eloquently characterizes the habits of this flying predator.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2020
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: Moscow, Russia
Camera: X-T3
Copyright: © Anton Orlenko
Awards
Photo of the Day: 06.02.21