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  1. What I consider a reasonable proxy for the republican breeding program.

    Robber flies breeding.

  2. A Robber Fly, probably Ophionomima solocifemur, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 18 April 2025. It has a very long abdomen, and long hairy hind legs that make it an unusual looking fly.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #RobberFlies #Asilidae

  3. A Robber Fly, probably Ophionomima solocifemur, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 18 April 2025. It has a very long abdomen, and long hairy hind legs that make it an unusual looking fly.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #RobberFlies #Asilidae

  4. A Robber Fly, probably Ophionomima solocifemur, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 18 April 2025. It has a very long abdomen, and long hairy hind legs that make it an unusual looking fly.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #RobberFlies #Asilidae

  5. A Robber Fly, probably Ophionomima solocifemur, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 18 April 2025. It has a very long abdomen, and long hairy hind legs that make it an unusual looking fly.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #RobberFlies #Asilidae

  6. @markmccaughrean

    Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!

    Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
    inaturalist.org/observations/3
    #iNaturalist #Diptera #Asilidae #RobberFlies #entomology

  7. @markmccaughrean

    Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!

    Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
    inaturalist.org/observations/3
    #iNaturalist #Diptera #Asilidae #RobberFlies #entomology

  8. @markmccaughrean

    Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!

    Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
    inaturalist.org/observations/3
    #iNaturalist #Diptera #Asilidae #RobberFlies #entomology

  9. @markmccaughrean

    Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!

    Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
    inaturalist.org/observations/3
    #iNaturalist #Diptera #Asilidae #RobberFlies #entomology

  10. @markmccaughrean

    Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse!

    Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee:
    inaturalist.org/observations/3
    #iNaturalist #Diptera #Asilidae #RobberFlies #entomology

  11. Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?

    Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.

    #nature #wildlife #insects #flies #robberflies

  12. Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?

    Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.

    #nature #wildlife #insects #flies #robberflies

  13. Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?

    Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.

    #nature #wildlife #insects #flies #robberflies

  14. Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?

    Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.

    #nature #wildlife #insects #flies #robberflies

  15. Some sort of robber fly -- perhaps Laphria flava?

    Spotted in #Goettingen, Germany. Phone photos only, unfortunately.

    #nature #wildlife #insects #flies #robberflies

  16. CW: CW: creepy bug, also dead bug

    I found a dead Beelzebub Bee-Eater (Mallophora leschenaulti) on the ground today! Poor bug has seen better days, but there's a remarkable new species for the life list.

    #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #yardbugs #weirdbugs #robberflies #asilidae

  17. CW: CW: creepy bug, also dead bug

    I found a dead Beelzebub Bee-Eater (Mallophora leschenaulti) on the ground today! Poor bug has seen better days, but there's a remarkable new species for the life list.

    #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #yardbugs #weirdbugs #robberflies #asilidae

  18. CW: CW: creepy bug, also dead bug

    I found a dead Beelzebub Bee-Eater (Mallophora leschenaulti) on the ground today! Poor bug has seen better days, but there's a remarkable new species for the life list.

    #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #yardbugs #weirdbugs #robberflies #asilidae

  19. @mgerique

    Robber flies are superb hunters—their visual acuity is also the stuff of legend:

    “A Novel Interception Strategy in a Miniature Robber Fly with Extreme Visual Acuity” by Wardill et al. 2017
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #Diptera #RobberFlies #vision #predation #behavior

  20. @mgerique

    Robber flies are superb hunters—their visual acuity is also the stuff of legend:

    “A Novel Interception Strategy in a Miniature Robber Fly with Extreme Visual Acuity” by Wardill et al. 2017
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #Diptera #RobberFlies #vision #predation #behavior

  21. @mgerique

    Robber flies are superb hunters—their visual acuity is also the stuff of legend:

    “A Novel Interception Strategy in a Miniature Robber Fly with Extreme Visual Acuity” by Wardill et al. 2017
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #Diptera #RobberFlies #vision #predation #behavior

  22. @mgerique

    Robber flies are superb hunters—their visual acuity is also the stuff of legend:

    “A Novel Interception Strategy in a Miniature Robber Fly with Extreme Visual Acuity” by Wardill et al. 2017
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #Diptera #RobberFlies #vision #predation #behavior

  23. @mgerique

    Robber flies are superb hunters—their visual acuity is also the stuff of legend:

    “A Novel Interception Strategy in a Miniature Robber Fly with Extreme Visual Acuity” by Wardill et al. 2017
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #Diptera #RobberFlies #vision #predation #behavior

  24. Another shot of a gnat ogre (Holcocephala fusca), a type of small robber fly. Like other robber flies, these specialize in eating other insects. Central Park in late July.
    #gnatogre #holcocephalafusca #robberflies #flies #insects #bugs #entomology #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #luminarneo #canonphotography #centralpark #nycparks

  25. Another shot of a gnat ogre (Holcocephala fusca), a type of small robber fly. Like other robber flies, these specialize in eating other insects. Central Park in late July.
    #gnatogre #holcocephalafusca #robberflies #flies #insects #bugs #entomology #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #luminarneo #canonphotography #centralpark #nycparks

  26. Another shot of a gnat ogre (Holcocephala fusca), a type of small robber fly. Like other robber flies, these specialize in eating other insects. Central Park in late July.
    #gnatogre #holcocephalafusca #robberflies #flies #insects #bugs #entomology #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #luminarneo #canonphotography #centralpark #nycparks

  27. The robber fly is an aerodynamic acrobat that can catch its prey in midflight - Enlarge / A miniature predatory robber fly (Holcocephala fascia) feeds ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1833834 #aerodynamics #robberflies #arthropods #biomimicry #robotics #science #biology #insects #physics