Most Robberflies are predators and catch their prey in flight.
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They vary in length from 3-40mm in length but the one in the photograhs below is small, maybe 15-20mm.
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I have an idea it might be a leptogaster but I cannot confirm the identification.
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This one likes to rest on grass stalks and I wonder that he does not get tired of holding his body at that angle all the time.
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