About 7,100 described species worldwide. Adult robber flies attack
other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, dragon and
damselflies, ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.
They stab their proboscus into their prey and inject it with neorotoxin-laden saliva. Then, bug
Slurpee!!!
It's a Robber Fly - Family:Asilidae
About 7,100 described species worldwide. Adult robber flies attack
other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, dragon and
damselflies, ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.
They stab their proboscus into their prey and inject it with neorotoxin-laden saliva. Then, bug
Slurpee!!!