Robber Fly by annied

Robber Fly

The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with short, sharp, stout sucking mouthparts. Robber Flies are air hunters. They have strong legs which can catch prey on flight. They are medium to large size flies with large eyes and necked head. They are active predators on flying insects, unselective in prey species. They even prey on web weaving spiders. Their mouthparts are the triangular proboscis which they insert into prey and suck the juice.
Looks like something out of a horror movie ;-). Love the clarity, position on the line, and DOF.
June 24th, 2013  
WOW! This is fantastic, look at that detail and colour. Fav.
June 24th, 2013  
Great macro!! Love the details and colors. Looks like a mean little fella!!
June 24th, 2013  
@sbolden Thanks Scott - they are quite robust little things
@jetpics thanks so much for the fav :)
@irishmamacita10 Thank you - definitely wouldn't want to be their prey
June 24th, 2013  
Fabulous macro colour and detail are stunningly a fav now that's 2 in one day so maybe those seeds are hallucinogenic:-)
June 24th, 2013  
@paul2782 hahahaha are you saying you accidentally hit fav because you couldn't see the keys properly? Hmph! ;-P
June 24th, 2013  
@annied no twas said in jest don't do favs lightly or it devalues them but you have posted to cracking images today - brilliant stuff !
June 24th, 2013  
@paul2782 hahahaha - you never have to say it was said in jest - I know - I have a dry sense of humour lol - I know you don't fav lightly - :-) I am about to put up "bat plant" it is really cool - not my photography but the plant itself - actually the hallucinogenic seeds may add to the experience hahahaha
June 24th, 2013  
@annied better go eat some more then :-)
June 24th, 2013  
@paul2782 you'll probably have seeds caught in your teeth for days hahaha (I'm not laughing) - thanks again for the Pepper - made my day!
June 24th, 2013  
The details here are simply stunning!
June 24th, 2013  
@salza thank's Sally - he was really pretty and I had not seen one before or heard of them - I search on google until I identified him lol
June 24th, 2013  
@annied you won't be thanking me after reading Bat comment !
June 24th, 2013  
@paul2782 there was nothing wrong with your bat comment ;-)
June 24th, 2013  
Wonderful macro! The details and colors are amazing! Actually the facts about this little creature are equally amazing! Fav
June 24th, 2013  
@kathyladley thank you Kathy - I have just been looking at your weevil hahaha - very cool fellow
June 24th, 2013  
Super macro shot, great detail.
June 24th, 2013  
Wow, he looks like something from outer space! Love his green and yellow eyes and fluffy bits! Great macro shot.
June 24th, 2013  
cool
June 25th, 2013  
@jesperani @suesmith @twr thanks so much - I was excited when I saw him lol
June 25th, 2013  
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