#red footed cannibalfly

[alcnfr]

A Giant Robberfly likely (Promachus rufipes) also known as the red-footed cannibalfly or bee panther... They are stone killers.

#nature #my photography #robber fly #backyard nature #nature photography #insects #flies #wildlife photography #big bug #backyard wildlife

[boldlyscrumptiousstudentposts]

New Animals!

1. Pale Green Assassin Bug

2. Red Footed Cannibalfly

#pale green assassin bug #red footed cannibalfly

[pigeoncheeks-archive]

i guess this is a bug Tumblr for the moment

#the cream puff has spoken #i also have pics of a cicada nymph i found in the backyard last week #and a stick bug i saw at work yesterday #i saw a red-footed cannibalfly carrying a fucking bumblebee at work a few weeks back #didnt get pics of that tho #it was huge flying and scary af #i had to look up wht it was #apparently theyre known to attack HUMMINGBIRDS #theyre fuckin metal

[onenicebugperday]

This big bug beauty was on my patio door in the Tennessee Valley a couple years ago. I have no idea what it is, looks like a souped-up dragonfly (the spikes! the fuzz!), and if I recall correctly it was... loud? Like noisily buzzing? I think that's what drew my attention to it. Anyway it's one cool, weird bug 👍

This beefy friend is a red-footed cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes), which is a species of robberfly. They’re super tough predators who will eat just about any other bug they can wrestle into submission, including other robberflies (hence their common name), bees, and wasps! That’s pretty hardcore. What a great find! Thanks for sharing! As always, submissions don’t count towards the one (1) nice bug per day.

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #robberfly #cannibalfly

[drhoz]

#asilidae #cannibalfly #robber fly #promachus

[xeon-limbo]

Here as a bunch of drawing I did. The skeletons are all inkwell but as you can see, with the bird inkwell he was inspired by @cs.mt

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAacqM9A_XR/?igshid=kzu3ircwgxb0

There art is bloody incredible and I love there artstyle!!!

Then when you guys see inkwell the Red Footed CannibalFly / the floofy inkwell/ he was inspired by @tiny_inky_sans

There artstyle is amazing too, I love there comic and the colour choose!!

Link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mzZtMAAmW/?igshid=1is5qy5egjszg

And the rest if just abunch of my ocs, Spike for Rick and Morty then you go Crazy Deku who's my oc for Hero Academia. Then the Sabertooth is for zootopia.

Oh and tentical morty is my dear friend flowers who wanted me to draw there oc for Rick and morty.

Link: http://aminoapps.com/p/1ow9ld

Anyway see you guys later!!!

Sorry about the lack of posting 😔. Please forgive meee!

[celestialmacros]

Now this is the biggest robber fly I’ve ever seen.  Runs 28-35mm

Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)

Aug 31, 2017

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#fly #flies #photographers on tumblr #cannibalfly #robber fly #diptera #bug #insect #bugs #insects

[britsnana2]

8/27/17     Species Promachus rufipes - Red-footed Cannibalfly  

     Yes they bite!!!!!!  Closest thing I can think of is a bee sting.  And the little claws are super sharp, an awesome grip for a fly.

Class Insecta (Insects) Order Diptera (Flies) No Taxon  (Orthorrhapha) Superfamily Asiloidea Family Asilidae (Robber Flies) Subfamily Asilinae Genus Promachus (Giant Robber Flies) Species rufipes (Red-footed Cannibalfly) 

 Information------------http://bugguide.net/node/view/3027

#insects #flies #robber flies #insect photography #nature photography #entomology #macro photography #Kentucky insects #source BugGuide #photographers on tumblr

[bluemagic-girl]

Giant ‘Bee Panther’ Insect Snacks On Wasps And Bees – CBS DC

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Native) — In case you see an enormous insect attacking a bee or a wasp this summer time, you’ve most likely stumbled upon a bee panther.

Often known as the red-footed cannibalfly, the bee panther is a sort of robber fly, a reputation that displays its aggressive predatory habits.

Consultants say bee panthers like to cover out and look forward to a bee or wasp to fly by earlier than launching at it in flight, stabbing it with its mouth half, often called the proboscis, and killing it.

Once they’re able to eat, the bee panther injects the prey with a saliva cocktail that immobilizes it and liquefies their insides.

See this large bug snacking on a wasp? It is known as the Bee Panther, or ‘Pink-footed Cannibalfly.’

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Grownup cannibalflies are additionally recognized to assault dragonflies, grasshoppers, spiders and even hummingbirds.

Consultants say the fly does play an necessary ecological position throughout the Southeast. Nonetheless, whereas it doesn’t pose any severe menace to people, they are saying don’t attempt to catch one.

“There’s no venom however it does have some saliva and digestive enzymes that may be irradiating — however simply the bodily chew can be painful,” Laura Russo, an assistant professor on the College of Tennessee in Knoxville, informed WBIR.

Consultants say the life span of the fly isn’t very lengthy it solely lasts about two to 3 weeks they usually choose wooded areas.

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[calosoma-amitch]

And now for a non-caterpillar picture.

Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes) feeding on a Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis). Newark DE. August 2017. 

This fly can get to over an inch in size (>30 mm). They survey open fields and meadows for flying insects, returning to their perch after they’ve caught themselves a meal (or perch upside-down like this one). 

They can catch and kill prey much larger than themselves, like this dragonfly, and have even been known to take down hummingbirds. Typically, they go after bees and wasps, and are sometimes called ‘bee-killers’ as a result.

Larva tend to live below the soil, feeding on roots and arthropods. One generation a year in the Mid-Atlantic, with adults common by late summer.

#insect #diptera #asilidae #promachus #bee killer #robber fly #libellulidae #odonata #dragonfly #pachydiplax longipennis #blue dasher #entomology #ecology

[ialpiriel]

a-very-powerful-creampuff replied to your post “shoutout to my friends sending me photos of bugs and the encouraging...”

U ever seen a red footed cannibalfly? I saw one at work last week carrying a fucking bee

HOLY SHIT WHAT A NAME

i havent! i looked it up and ive seen robber flies here, but theyre hard, imo, to identify definitively? they all...kinda look the same

#a-very-powerful-creampuff #i lvoe robber flies tho #bugs cw

[deathtek]

8/26/20

Sworn protector of the squash plant. I saw this lady eat mason wasps, squash bugs, house flies, and much more. Predatory bugs like this are so cool to watch, seeing their speed, accuracy and ruthlessness reminds me of birds of prey. No wonder some call them "bee panther".

#robber fly #Promachus rufipes #insect #animal #diptera #asilidae #red-footed cannibalfly

[bunjywunjy]

Oh what about my favorite predatory flying insect the Robber Fly?

like dragonflies, they’re another type of hyper-competent aerial predator that simply outflies and outpowers anything else in the air! plus there’s a robber fly species called the Red-Footed Cannibalfly, and what’s not to love about that?

(I do wish they wouldn’t pick on bees so much, though)

#bug #Anonymous

[ialpiriel]

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apparently the red-footed cannibalfly has been known to attack hummingbirds bc they give NO FUCKS

jesus christ

why are bugs LIKE this

#a-very-powerful-creampuff #i went and looekd up mroe info and good lord #bugs cw