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A fly? Or a cricket? Or something midway...and what its that nail-like appendage pointing out from the abdomen? An ovipositor? Dark coloured insect I have never seen before.
Village Kolakham; a remote, forested area at an altitude of 1868m in the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling District, on the fringes of Neora Valley National Park.
Family Asilidae in the order Diptera (true flies).
Spotted on Mar 23, 2015
Submitted on Apr 9, 2015
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Thank you, John La Salle
Robber fly
Family Asilidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae