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Robber fly

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Description:

Fly on steroids. At least an inch long body, wings much longer than they are wide, long legs with hairs on them, subtly stripped abdomen,didn't fly away when I got very close to it.

Habitat:

Residential neighborhood with lots of trees and grass in Lawrence Kansas

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Machi
Btw welcome to Project Noah!
Machi
This is a robber fly. This should be moved to the arthropods category. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

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PublishedAugust 19, 2016

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