#robberflies

[platycryptus]

one of the sillier insect interactions I’ve witnessed… this giant robberfly (Proctacanthus sp.) was lying in wait for prey when a winnow ant (Aphaenogaster treatae) crawled over and tried to bite at its feet, so the robberfly kicked it away, only for the ant to return and repeat the process at least 6 or 7 times before the robber got fed up and left

what i find particularly funny about this is that the robberfly is a voracious predator that eats everything from small flies to wasps and dragonflies bigger than itself, but the ant confidently strolls up and assumes that its fair game to carry back to the nest because it isn’t moving much (though i’m pretty sure this type of robberfly only attacks flying prey so the ant wasn’t in any real danger)

(Massachusetts, 7/18/21)

#asilidae #robberflies #proctacanthus #robberfly #ants #diptera #hymenoptera #aphaenogaster treatae #bugs #bugblr #insects #entomology #biology

[apsciencebydan]

Your snacks: Are they 1-handers or 2-handers

#nature #animals #bugblr #photography #science #entomology #invertebrates #Robberflies

[swords-and-chaos]

Yes, I know I post about robberflies a lot. But just look at this little goober. They’re gay!

#anthro insect #insect art #art #sketch #anthro #Asilidae #robberflies

[unkn0wnvariable]

Violet Black-legged Robber Fly by Oliver Andrews Via Flickr: A violet black-legged robber fly sitting on a leaf at Summer Leys nature reserve.

#canon #canonuk #dioctria atricapilla #fauna #flies #fly #insect #insects #invertebrate #invertebrates #minibeast #minibeasts #nature #nature reserve #northamptonshire #northants #outdoors #robberflies #robberfly #springwatch #summer leys #violet black-legged robber fly #wildlife #wildlife trust #wildlife trusts #Wellingborough #England #United Kingdom #flickr

[thegrandimago]

Taken 2022 10th September, this was a kite-tailed robberfly (Tolmerus atricapillus), possibly female. In Sweden, they occur wherever there is open habitats or woodland edges. They're active hunters often seen during the summer. Name comes from the tip of their abdomen looking like the end of a kite. #animal #animals #djur #natur #naturliv #nature #insect #insects #fauna #insekter #insekt #robberfly #robberflies #tvåvingar #rovflugor #rovfluga #insectagram #wildlife #arthropods #arthropod #invertebrate #invertebrates #animalia #arthropoda #insecta #diptera #asilidae #tolmerus #tolmerusatricapillus #kitetailedrobberfly (at Erkenlaboratoriet) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrnhXaoA6z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#animal #animals #djur #natur #naturliv #nature #insect #insects #fauna #insekter #insekt #robberfly #robberflies #tvåvingar #rovflugor #rovfluga #insectagram #wildlife #arthropods #arthropod #invertebrate #invertebrates #animalia #arthropoda #insecta #diptera #asilidae #tolmerus #tolmerusatricapillus #kitetailedrobberfly

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

Scenes From My Walk - Ewww! This flying beastie is from the Asilinae a large subfamily of flies in the family Asilidae, the robber flies and assassin flies.This looks like it is doing something to a grub. #ScenesFromMyWalk #Asilinae #AssasinFlies #RobberFlies #ScaryBeastie #Insect #Arthopod #ArthropodsOfNewMexico #Naturalist (at Agua Fria, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjt-OKjNjsa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#scenesfrommywalk #asilinae #assasinflies #robberflies #scarybeastie #insect #arthopod #arthropodsofnewmexico #naturalist

[fursogna]

collection of tiny men on a walk on 6/18

#insects #flies #bees #butterflies #grasshoppers #robberflies #scarabs

[addicted2wasps]

Believe it or not, this is a FLY! It landed right next to me while I was having lunch! I think it's Laphria thoracica. Amazing bumblebee mimics!

#Asilidae #Laphriathoracica #Robberfly #Entomology #Diptera #BumblebeeMimic #Fly

[herpsandbirds]

Bee-mimic Robberflies (Laphria flavicollis), mating, family Asilidae, East TX, USA

photograph by Paxon Kale

#robberfly #laphria #fly #asilidae #diptera #insect #entomology #animals #nature #north america

[michaelnordeman]

Laphria flava or Bumblebee robberfly. Värmland, Sweden (July 9, 2016).

#laphria flava #rovfluga #bumblebee robberfly #insects

[onenicebugperday]

@orevet submitted: more bugs from the Bronx: scale insects on a reed leaf and a bumblebro

The first ones are aphids rather than scale insects! I think specifically mealy plum aphids. They leave a sort of waxy/powdery looking residue where they feed. And the second one is only pretending to be a bumblebee! It's actually a robber fly, and they want very badly to eat bees. And other bugs. :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #true bugs #aphid #mealy plum aphid #congregation #fly #diptera #robberfly #mimicry #bee mimic robber fly #Laphria

[theineffableimplications]

Spot the robber fly!

#goblincore #gremlincore #insects #insect #photos #fly #flys #robber fly #robberfly #asilidae #flies #photography #insect photography

[swords-and-chaos]

I like robberflies the normal amount

#Robberflies #asilidae #Entemology #entemology memes

[ifelten]

Gul vedrovflue (Laphria flava)

I gang med at fortære en syvplettet mariehøne (Coccinella septempunctata).

Bumblebee Robberfly (Laphria flava)

Feeding on a Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata).

#Gul vedrovflue #Laphria flava #Laphria #Bumblebee Robberfly #Rovflue #Robberfly #Asilidae #Flue #Fly #Diptera #Insekt #Insect #Syvplettet mariehøne #Seven-spot Ladybird #Coccinella septempunctata #Coccinella #Mariehøne #Ladybird #Coccinellidae #Bill #Beetle #Coleoptera #Sommer #Summer #Bølling Sø

[microecobus]

My robberfly rogue goblin character, he will going to rob you with daggers (also stolen)

I based him on Dioctria genus, especially on little Lateralis which i often saw in the summer.

#robberfly #bugblr #fly #flys #robberflys #bug people #insectoid #bug art #bugs #insects #goblin #Dioctria lateralis #my art #flypocalypse

[davidtennantpussytulpa]

sorry for my manifesto but bugs deserve a manifesto. unless you are allergic to bees there is no reason to fear them in fact getting agitated makes it more likely for them to harm you. you dont need to step on every bug you see outside because they are living just as any creature. there are more of them than your mind could even comprehend and they are nothing to you. they are literally the only thing making the world inhabitable through pollination yes including beetles and all manner of bugs that arent the poster bee. unlearn the fear of bugs. look at a fly and know it will not hurt you. respect them as you would a lion or a stallion. scoop up the spider on your wall with a piece of paper and set it outside.

#look up a drain fly. look up casemakers. look at robberflies and bee mimics and digging beetles #think of the first time you saw a mantis. or stickbug. or butterfly. or dragonfly. think of that wonder and intrigue #open your heart to the world. let the bugs in