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Robber Fly

Efferia pogonias

Photo by Jellis
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Field Notes

Description:

Hanging theives. Known for hanging upside down and taking other insect's meals. They will also wait till insect flys by and it chases it down. These were large and almost as big in the abdomen as a dragonfly.

Habitat:

Spotted roadside in the high desert.

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Photographed
PublishedJune 26, 2014

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