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Assassin fly

Asilidae

Description:

Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.[1][2] The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight obtaining sufficient nourishment.

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Spotted on May 9, 2020
Submitted on May 9, 2020

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