Robber Fly

[alemorkam]

Never saw one of these before. Landing on the outside of my car window at Sumter Landing Yesterday.

[billethkid]

A new one for me!


The Robber Fly – Top Gun of the fly world - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukiTGsvFP1Y)

[Bjeanj]

Wow! And at the same time, ick! It looks huge!

[tophcfa]

That is way cool. Thanks, I never saw a bug like that.

[Two Bills]

It's beak pierces its prey, which is the equivalent in size of a deer being pierced by a traffic cone, then it liquifies preys organs and sucks them dry.
It has some nasty habits!

[mixsonci]

Does it sting humans? That's one ugly insect.

[davem4616]

It's beak pierces its prey, which is the equivalent in size of a deer being pierced by a traffic cone, then it liquifies preys organs and sucks them dry.
It has some nasty habits!



just a little more information than I needed...but thanks for sharing anyway

lol

[Ele201]

Thanks for sharing that, I guess! Seriously, that thing looks more like a mosquito, or hybrid of that and a fly. Interesting what nature can concoct! Wondering, with a “beak” like that if it can sting humans, like mosquitoes and some flies do.

[GOLFER54]

Looks like the offspring of a Praying Mantis and a Tarantula

[GOLFER54]

I Noticed It has Kool sunglasses on.

[greenflash245]

what do they steal?

[rmd2]

A bug recently flew into my sister's eye and actually broke a blood vessel. She saw the eye doctor yesterday and examined it. Fortunately there was no infection from it.

[Velvet]

“What do they steal?” Lol....great comment.

Never seen a fly so close up.

[Two Bills]

what do they steal?

Your life!