Robber flies track their beetle prey using small movements of movement

April in the Florida Panhandle. It was hot, humid and a thunderstorm was brewing. But as a recent college graduate, I was relieved to escape my first brutal Minnesota winter. I accompanied my advisor, Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, on a project that ultimately earned my Ph.D. work. Out in the bushes, my eyes darted with every movement, … Read more