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Archilestris magnificus
I saw this huge kind of robber fly, Hanging Thief, landing on a rock 3 meters away. It was realy big with very long legs, 3 or 4 cm tall with a body 4 or 5 cm long. It looked scary. I took some photos at that distance but it flew towards me with a buzz, it passed behind me and stopped in a shrub. I managed to take a couple more photos.
Near a river in a subtropical forest.
Thank you very much DarkSergeAbel for the ID of this amazing Mexican Robber Fly.
Thanks Juan DiTrani for the ID suggestion. I found it looks like a Hanging Thief.
Spotted on Oct 19, 2013
Submitted on Nov 20, 2013
