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Robber Fly
Asilidae
-34.8348, 150.541
Field Notes
Description:
There are over 7,000 species of Robber flies. They have a dense "moustache" of bristles (mystax), and 3 simple eyes between the two large compound eyes. The short proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Yum!
Habitat:
Found all over the world. My photos taken in Southern NSW, Australia
Notes:
There are a number of different robber flies, and it seems difficult to tell the exact species. Here are a couple I have seen in my yard each Summer, I have no idea of the species - the two "green" close-ups are the same individual
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Asilidae
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PublishedJune 23, 2011
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