I was lucky to photograph the 1st Robber Fly I've ever seen in my life!
You may probable think this is just another common insect: well, you're wrong.
This is one of the greatest insect predators, even above dragonflies; in fact they hunt and feed on dragonflies, wasps, honeybees, spiders, flies, beetles, and even other robber flies (yes, they're cannibals).
They hunt preys in flight as well as static; they bite the prey and inoculate their paralytic and liquifying saliva for sucking then the meal.
Shot taken with a Samsung Galaxy S9.
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@dresden you were flagged by a worthless gang of trolls, so, I gave you an upvote to counteract it! Enjoy!!
Thanks!
Curioso bicho!!! Ademas de asesino xD
Es un puto killer del mundo insectívoro aunque de vez en cuando también lo cazan a él: pájaros, algunas arañas, algunas mantis religiosas y otras robber fly.
it’s always so cool to see such insect close up 😊😊 great photo, have a wonderful day! GREETINGS
I shot it from a bit far because I didn't want to scare the bug, and even could be better if I had been closer, not such a bad shot at all for a smartphone.
Greetings.
professional click if dragonfly fly you never took this short i love your this click amazing
It's a robberfly, not a dragonfly; there's a big difference between both species.
Really a luck, I've never seen one. Excellent shot @dresden.
Son muy difíciles de ver, la verdad; hay fotógrafos profesionales que se han tirado más de veinte años para poder fotografiar a una.
Great focus. This is an awesome capture.
I feel I could do it better If I had been closer but I was affraid of scaring the robberfly and not getting the shot.
Thanks anyways.
Vaya tela con la mosca, no me gustaría ser otro bicho
Sí, sí; es toda una máquina de hacer zumo de otros insectos, je, je.
No me gusta porque se come a las “dragonflies” 😔
Ja, ja, ja.
Ciertamente pero que sepas que las dragonflies son también unas grandes depredadoras; de hecho, la larva de libélula, en su fase acuática, es una de las larvas más voraces y agresivas del reino animal; se come hasta a peces.
Oh my god! ¡Tenemos un lado oscuro!
¡Seeep! 😌