#Diogmites

[pelagodes]

scrubbadubdub

Hanging-thief giving herself a wash on my hand, these guys are the coolest and I say that about all critters but cmon. They get their name from the way they hang off objects and hold their prey, that’s rad as hell.

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[neature-walk]

this? oh, just a hanging thief enjoying a little ride

#diogmites #hanging thief #diptera #insects

[jupiterswasphouse]

Quite the interesting looking robber fly! if I didn't know any better I'd think this was some wasp relative, but nope, this creature is 100% fly!

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[onenicebugperday]

@zumester​ submitted: would like an ID for this little guy. found in central pennsylvania

HANGING THIEF!!! It’s a robber fly in the genus Diogmites, which are known as hanging thieves because they hang from their front legs while eating their prey :)

Like so:

RIP to the damselfly :( Photo by maxbird1

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[crevicedwelling]

i have had this image of this insect for ages and dont know what it is. found near houston tx, could you help identify

a big Diogmites hangingthief robberfly!

#ID ask

[apsciencebydan]

Eating ass in a sexy way (but not like that)

Diogmites found a good spot to hang out and eat a paper wasp, as they do.

8/19/23

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[green-torsos]

for the post with the fly where you asked what it was in the tags, it's a robber fly (family Asilidae)! idk where op is from and im not great with identification, but to me it looks like it's probably in the genus Diogmites :-)

Thank you!!

[dawnblade]

massive beast entered the home yesterday, now that ive (partially) identified it i can say it was the same beast that me and dad watched attack a wasp in midair the day before because it matches the behavior i read about it. dont think ive ever seen one irl before but it was a robber fly, diogmites specifically but not 100% on the species. assuming d. neoternatus since the site said thats the most common species

[megaweapon]

He likes to be tall. A robber fly, also known as a Hanging Thief!

#bugs #insects #robber fly #hanging thief #diogmites #don’t know exact species tho #also the name ‘hanging thief’ is rad as hell #and this little dude was a patoot

[terranlifeform]

Hanging thief robber fly (Diogmites properans) with prey at Solon Dixon Forestry Center in Alabama, U.S.

Judy Gallagher

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[myrachidh]

Hanging Thief Robberfly ~ Diogmites neoternatus ~ Mouche á Toison ~ in my yard in Sparta, New Jersey. #Robberfly #Fly #HangingThiefRobberfly #HangingThief #Diogmitesneoternatus #Diogmites #Mouche #MiucheáToison #Toison #Sparta #NJ #NewJersey #Macro #macrophotography #MacroofInstagram #butterflies #papillons #insects #insectsofinstagram #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #Entomology~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jmd8DgVyj/?igshid=1hjee4fc2ynh3

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[onenicebugperday]

@parateuthis​ submitted: any knowledge on this funky little diptera? sorry the photo’s kinda blurry. found in [removed] (please remove location)

Yeah! It’s a hanging thief robber fly in the genus Diogmites. Named such for the way they hang from plants by one or two leggies while they eat their meals:

Deeply entertaining. RIP to their meals!

Photos by seaheart88 and pat_tiller

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[crevicedwelling]

could i get an ID on this guy i found passed away in a shot glass at my work?...he was kind of a big thing, laying on his back. Not sure if he was placed in there or if he chose this as his resting place. NW Georgia, USA :)

looks like a Diogmites hangingthief

#ID ask

[celestialmacros]

Hanging Thief, a robber fly with a great common name (Diogmites neoternatus)

July 24, 2018

Rushton Woods Preserve, Newtown Square, PA

#fly #flies #photographers on tumblr #bug #bugs #bugblr #diptera #Diogmites neoternatus #hanging thief #robber fly

[deathtek]

July 2020

#robber fly #Diogmites neoternatus #diptera #insect #animal