β€œRobber Fly”

Is that close enough? πŸ˜…

Though it doesn't look like a standard fly, the Robber Fly is actually a fly.

The sheer size of the insect can alarm people unfamiliar with it, but the loud buzzing it creates by furiously beating its wings can be more disturbing.

Flying insects like wasps, bees, beetles, and even other flies are all…

πŸ”Ž https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/robber-fly/

πŸ“… 29 avril 2012

πŸ“Έ Canon 5D II + 100mm macro
πŸŽ›οΈ ISO 2500, Ζ’/10, 1/80 s

#Animals #Arthropods #Insects #Photography

@nhoizey Incredible shot! We've been seeing more of these in the garden lately, never really seen them back when I was in the UK.

The one I found had secured its lunch πŸ˜…

I wasn't able to get a good ID on mine (down to the species level) hoping I can get some better photos one day and try again

@hejchristian I don't see much of them, or I don't pay attention. And I never saw one with a prey.

I was fortunate to get this one very close, on a garden table.

@nhoizey Impressive garden table, Thought it was a lab clean room at first πŸ˜…
@hejchristian we see only a small area of the plastic table, that was sunlit, so it's cleaner here than the actual full table was. πŸ˜‰