Robber Fly by durleybeachbum
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Description
Empis tessellata is predatory on other flies but also takes nectar, as it is doing here on the forgetmenots.
I have had so many different species on these useful and pretty flowers that so many people regard as weeds.
They make a marvellous ground cover until I'm ready to plant other things, and as I pull out the old plants they seed themselves for next year with no effort from me.
Please ZOOM!
Comments (21)
I think there are some pretty flowers out there that are classed as weeds!!
A super capture but it looks to have no guts!! By the way please take your camera into the communal shower next time!!!
What a weird looking fly and captured very well.
This fellow reminds me of a mosquito on steroids. Great capture of him.
It has some serious Schwarzenegger shoulders, doesn't it? Excellent capture, Andrea!
Brilliant pic.
Xcellent photo capture!
What a beautiful shot of this fly, but it should take care of that grass crab, coming from the right hand side. :D Atleast it is what it looks like on the shadow :)
These things are the strangest things huh? The first time I saw one, I thought what the ......... Looked it up in my bug book and there he was. Funny how ever since I see them all the time. Great shot!!
I have not managed to capture one of these yet, great shot Andrea!
What a strange creature! Great details and lighting! Excellent shot! :)
SUPERB CAPTURE
Excellent selective focus and color in this macro of the criminal creature.
cool !
This is a super sharp capture Andrea. God Bless.
It's one ugly mother lol
That Robber Fly is a nasty looking insect. I commend you for ‘re-cycling’ your forgetmenots – they are pretty!
Awesome capture Never heard of one of these fly's before Hugs Susan~
Great shot of real hunter.
Strange looking fly, he looks rather busy noshing away. Very pretty ground cover,so nice they return each year until they are replaced. Wish dandelions were that attractive!!!
Great capture. Nice POV. beautiful shot.