Die Gelbe Mord- oder Raubfliege (Laphria flava) ist schon ein ganz schöner Klopper, wenn sie da brummend vor einem landet. Sie jagt Insekten und durchbohrt sie mit ihrem kräftigen Rüssel und saugt sie aus.
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Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!
Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302855019
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ID'd my first ever robber fly - Stenopogon inquinatus. I might have seen them before, but learning to observe is a different matter altogether.
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Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?
Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.
A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)
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And I'm intrigued to know whether these #RobberFlies (#Asilidae) have ribbed wings for the same reason.
I found a dead Beelzebub Bee-Eater (Mallophora leschenaulti) on the ground today! Poor bug has seen better days, but there's a remarkable new species for the life list.
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