Robber fly from Ecuador

Asilidae

 

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This is a robber fly. But I think of it more as a killer fly, or a scary nightmare fly. Robber flies have a strong reinforced proboscis, they impale their prey. They eat… pretty much anything. Wasps, bees, grasshoppers, dragonflies, beetles, butterflies, moths, bees, ants, damselflies and some spiders. Their moustache (mystax) of spiny hairs on their upper lip is designed as a protection against the pitiful struggles of their prey. Nice. Moustaches have always made me feel a little uncomfortable.

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