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Beelzebub Bee-eater

Mallophora leschenaultii

Description:

The largest fly in North America and a fierce predator. Pictured here with a meal of a paper wasp.

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4 Comments

Marc Supertramp
Marc Supertramp 11 years ago

scary... great pic!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular!

Glen Marks
Glen Marks 11 years ago

Beautiful shot! My thoughts exactly EnvUnlimited! Put in a good 1/2 hour of reading up on this.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Superb !

David Reagan
Spotted by
David Reagan

Austin, Texas, United States

Spotted on Aug 25, 2008
Submitted on Jun 2, 2011

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