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Lawn Chair Robber

by Howard Cheek

Category: FaunaAdded August 5, 2008720 views

Arthropods

Keywords: flies robber fly giant robberfly promachus asilinae killer bee large nature wildlife insects predators texas

Giant Robber Fly on the arm of my lawn chair, with fly prey.
These are very large robber-flies with a tiger-stripe pattern on the abdomen.
Image Reference: Giant Robber FlyImage Format: Digital Capture - 3 to 5MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No