Good old Robber again....

12 years 4 months ago #182666 by Screamin Scott
One of my favorite insects to shoot....

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12 years 4 months ago #182848 by Billwill78
Nice shot. What is it?


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12 years 4 months ago #182860 by Screamin Scott
It's called a "Robber Fly"...Here's a Wiki link to info on them...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

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12 years 4 months ago #182932 by Billwill78

Screamin Scott wrote: It's called a "Robber Fly"...Here's a Wiki link to info on them...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae


Interesting, never heard of them. What do they like to rob? :rofl:


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12 years 4 months ago #182978 by Dori
A face only a mother could love! :judge: :judge: :judge:

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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12 years 4 months ago #183007 by effron

Billwill78 wrote:

Screamin Scott wrote: It's called a "Robber Fly"...Here's a Wiki link to info on them...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae


Interesting, never heard of them. What do they like to rob? :rofl:


They like to rob Bees of their lives....Nice photo....;)

Why so serious?
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12 years 4 months ago #183100 by photobod
Awsomeness Scott

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12 years 4 months ago #183121 by john_m

Dori wrote: A face only a mother could love! :judge: :judge: :judge:


Im with Dori!! Fantastic photo!

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12 years 4 months ago #184164 by dang
Nice one Scott, among my favorite insects too. Thanks for sharing, and Happy Holidays!

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