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Gorgeous Pic...a "Bee-Eater" Bird About To Eat a Dragonfly

ngm.nationalgeographic.com — OK, maybe a little grim but...it's nature's cycle; & these "bee eaters" live-gorge on bees. In this case, the bird snagged a dragonfly. The photo is amazing really -- hi-res close-up, can be enlarged, wallpaper. (Probably not for dragonfly lovers.)

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 30, 2008

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  • granolajoe, on 09/29/2008, -14/+125OM NOM NOM NOM !!!

    Sorry, it had to be done
  • RobotKeaton, on 09/30/2008, -0/+41Man, those scientists that named it a Bee-Eater must feel like a bunch of dumbasses now.
  • ScottMcIntyre, on 09/29/2008, -3/+39It's such a clear image of the bird and the dragonfly. You can see the bird's beady red eye. Quite a special nature photo- up close and very well shot.
  • RansomHoldiay, on 09/30/2008, -3/+36that bird is high as *****.
  • ninjarabbits, on 09/30/2008, -0/+18It's a space station?
  • bongfarmer, on 09/30/2008, -1/+18the fundamentals of the dragonfly are strong!
  • Pinkertinkle, on 09/30/2008, -1/+18By eating that dragonfly the bird just saved the lives of a thousand dengue spreading mosquitos. Good job bird, you jerk.
  • Alias1431, on 09/30/2008, -0/+15That's no bee...
  • jellyfishes, on 09/30/2008, -0/+15And yet it couldn't see the bird coming or fly to safety.
  • oveedrx, on 09/30/2008, -0/+14***** it, we'll eat dragonflies
  • RobotKeaton, on 09/30/2008, -0/+13Ah, the bee lovers of yore. Back when men were men, and they were free to love any bee they wanted.
  • xerocorrupt, on 09/30/2008, -0/+92 FACTS ABOUT DRAGONFLIES:

    1) Their eyes have over 20,000 lenses.

    2) They have been clocked flying at 38 miles per hour.

    Amazing.
  • dvsbastard, on 09/30/2008, -3/+10Why can't they just bee friends?

    /I hate myself too...
  • WriterSD, on 09/29/2008, -1/+8Beautiful! Well, not so much for the dragonfly. ;-)
  • Cyrus042, on 09/30/2008, -4/+9I like Dragonflies :(
  • bongfarmer, on 09/30/2008, -0/+5So we need a bunch of birdeater snakes to kill the bee-eater birds that just save the lives of thousands dengue spreading mosquitos?
  • inactive, on 09/30/2008, -4/+9Dragonfly: I'm a little baby bumble bee...
    Bee-Eater: O rly? [om nom nom nom]
  • Enderplayer1, on 09/30/2008, -0/+4The bee is a lie
  • worldchanger, on 09/30/2008, -2/+6............................................________
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  • Kaikimi, on 09/30/2008, -5/+9...THE *****? THIS ISN'T A BEE!
  • carve, on 09/30/2008, -0/+3Maybe he got tired of being stung in the ***** throat.
  • RMoore08, on 09/30/2008, -0/+3The bird's feathers almost look like hair... crazy
  • TJ11240, on 09/30/2008, -1/+4obvious case of the munchies
  • Coolmatt49, on 09/30/2008, -0/+3Hehe, now ain't that cute...BUT IT'S WRONG!!!
  • 2fuf, on 09/30/2008, -0/+3each dragonfly has both male and female reproductive organs and can effectively ***** itself
  • samoan27, on 09/30/2008, -0/+3***** Pelican
  • mushoo, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2Those are all dying remember, just like the economy so it's no wonder the bird is diversifying hid meals.
  • JesusHimself, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2............................................________
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  • blankoboy, on 09/30/2008, -1/+3Would be all the nicer if they didn't put the ugly assed water mark on there. =(
  • plainOldFool, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2I like turtles
  • skeetmuffin, on 09/30/2008, -1/+3it needs some
    http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/05/ ...

    way better then clear eyes or visine
  • tomselleck69, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2That's what you get for being a dragonfly. *****' *****.
  • Dylson, on 09/30/2008, -1/+3Bastard! Beat me and a bunch of other people to it!
  • Brododium, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2These photos from NG have been amazing... never have I changed my wallpaper so many times in one week.
  • inactive, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2Not really, that is just a terrible excuse.
    That's like writing Hitler/Nazi as the first comment, just to satisfy Godwin's Law.
    (Which is retarded, because the reference is postulated to be brought up as an argument, and not just some random comment. Also, infinite length of thread)
  • WhiteMike87, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2Nature FTW
  • inactive, on 09/30/2008, -0/+2Dammit I came in here to say that.
  • travelina, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1NatGeo has a feature article about bee-eaters in the Oct. issue, with a gallery of bee-eater photos online: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/bee-eate ...
    Bee-eaters can eat bees without getting stung because they do this neat trick: "After catching a bee, the bird lands on a branch and forces the poison out of the bee's abdomen by beating it and pressing it against the branch or a twig, which sometimes eliminates the stinger too."
  • MrSlumberjack, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1Then you should like the fact that they supply tasty treats for organisms above them on the food chain.
  • Wargasmic, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1We need bee-eater bird eaters. Pronto.
  • werries, on 09/30/2008, -1/+2if only you could make that ***** smaller.

    Still, it fit properly. dugg.
  • Greenergrass, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1Nice shot, never saw one like this.
  • styx31989, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1I'm commenting on your comment! whoa...
  • SLockhart, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1I'M NOT A BEE DAMMIT I'M NOT A BEE!!!
  • tcsucks, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1Oh noes! Mah wings.
  • JRW5061, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/95fe867d40

    I had to do it.
  • dragon76, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1Birds are just rats with wings, actually I think rats are a higher order, they don't hang around in their own poop like birds do.
  • NovaPrime9, on 09/30/2008, -1/+2I believe it's supposed to be Picard doing a face-palm.
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