Posted by markop on 28-11-2006 11:21
#1
location: on the island of Crete, in Greece
date: July 3rd, 2005
size: 25-30mm
habitat: around countryside house, near a pond where a lot of bees come to drink water
I don't know if the photo is suitable for identification...
Can you tell its genus?
Posted by Dysmachus on 27-12-2006 21:00
#2
It seems to be a species of the genus
Machimus (last sternite with dense hair).
Posted by markop on 12-01-2007 11:51
#3
Thanks Dysmachus!
It'd been a month since I posted it and I had almost forgot about it.
Have a great 2007!
EDIT: I just realized this interesting fact:
Machimus is a Greek word. Used as an adjective, it effectively means "ready for battle", while used as a noun, it refers to a soldier. How fitting to a predator like that!
Edited by markop on 12-01-2007 12:09