#asilinae — Public Fediverse posts

Not too far, a massive robber fly, Machimus rusticus. About 4 centimeters long. Not all flies are fruit flies … nowhere near; some, like this one, are effective predators.

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394459828

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Flies galore:

Robber fly, Asilinae family https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164682340

Bee fly, Bombylidae family, with an uncanny resemblance to a Calliphora fly https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164650016

Bee fly, Lomatia sp. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164565745

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