Another day, another gruesome example of Mother Nature's cruelty. And this one was caught on camera.
In a video clip as horrid as it is hypnotizing, researchers tracking the water bug Lethocerus patruelis put the eating habits of this enormous insect — adults measure around 3 inches long — on display. The bug begins its predatory quest by hiding out amidst plant life while watching a small fish, its eventual prey, swim along unsuspectingly. And then — boom! — the Lethocerus patruelis rapidly snags the fish and injects it with a digestive fluid that liquifies its insides. Not shown in the video is the final stage of the predatorial process: the Lethocerus patruelis sucks up that fishy purée using its syringe-like appendage.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4575586/giant-water-bug-eats-entire-fish
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