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Showing posts with label robber fly asilidae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robber fly asilidae. Show all posts

Friday, February 20, 2009

A robber fly having lunch - Asilidae

We have about 500 species of robber flies here, in various sizes. This one caught himself some lunch. They take a wide range of prey, including bees, wasps and grasshoppers.