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Gnat Ogre (robberfly)

Holcocephala sp.

Description:

Small robberfly that feeds upon gnats.

Habitat:

Grassy open area in rural back yard near woods.

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3 Comments

lhankin
lhankin 9 years ago

Thank you! Your photo is featured today, September 5. Afterwards, you’ll be able to see your photo for about a month in the Pic of the Day Collection (www.greatnatureproject.org/collections/1...). Thanks again for contributing to The Great Nature Project!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 9 years ago

Thank you for sharing my passion for wildlife and Project Noah!

lhankin
lhankin 9 years ago

Congratulations! We would like to highlight this photo as National Geographic’s Great Nature Project Pic of the Day! It will be featured in the lower left corner on The Great Nature Project website, as well as on NG Education Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ accounts.

We will attribute this photo to you by using your username, LisaPowers. Once we hear back from you (either here or via email to GreatNatureProject@ngs.org), we’ll let you know which date we’ll highlight your photo. Please respond within 72 hours to let us know if you have any questions or concerns. If we don’t hear from you by then, we’ll assume everything is okay and we’ll share your image. Thank you for sharing your observations with The Great Nature Project!

LisaPowers
Spotted by
LisaPowers

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 16, 2014
Submitted on Aug 18, 2014

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