A suicidal fly? ,Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda,Colombia Aug 2023

[davholla]

A fly eating prey tapped on a spider's web,Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda, Colombia. Subfamily Tachininae
IMG_7021_Fly by davholla2002, on Flickr

The spider did not look like it was going to attack it
IMG_7028_Spider_Fly by davholla2002, on Flickr
Genus Muirolonia a member of Cixiid Planthoppers Family Cixiidae, Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda, Colombia. Genus Muirolonia
IMG_7016_Hopper-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Oncidum Orchid, Otoglossum serpens ,Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda, Colombia
IMG_7031_Orchid-2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

More horrible lookin creatures....

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shots! I bet that fly was attracted by the scent of the dead insect wrapped in the spider cocoon, fatal mistake.

 

[davholla]

Nice shots! I bet that fly was attracted by the scent of the dead insect wrapped in the spider cocoon, fatal mistake.

I am not sure it was fatal - the spider didn't seem to want to attack it - no idea why