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Eutolmus rufibarbis
A male robber fly (Eutolmus rufibarbis) with prey a female horse fly (Tabanus of the glaucopis species group). The last (5th) photo is taken just some seconds before the attack to the horse fly.
Mountain grassland (1600 m.a.s.l.)
Spotted on Jul 15, 2017
Submitted on Jul 18, 2017
3 Comments
Amazing. Great spotting.
Exactly Tania! I was photographing a usual robber-fly and the next moment, without even realizing it, I saw it on a horsefly with these beautiful bared eyes. Thanks for your kind comment!
Great photos, you almost smell the victim's fear