The Asilidae are the robber fly family. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with short, sharp, stout sucking mouthparts. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly on other insects and they largely wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. The Asilidae are a family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name of the Asilidae is the robber flies. the family is cosmopolitan and over 7000 species have been described.
Robber Fly
Robber Fly
Robber Fly
Robber Fly
No comments:
Post a Comment