Robberfly definite not a new to me, but this one look different where the tail is curve .. and found 2 of them look a like ... it is always good model for macro photographer (it easy to shoot, compound of eye, details of the body .., always get prey ......)
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nsects in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly called robber flies. The family Asilidae contains about 7,100 described species worldwide.
All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista.
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robber fly - 食虫虻
亦作assassin fly。
双翅目(Diptera)食虫虻科(Asilidae)食肉昆虫的统称，约6,750种，分布全球。长度不等，大者几乎有8公分(3吋)，是所有的蝇中最大的。体多褐色而粗壮，通常多毛，形似大黄蜂。眼面大，两眼之间有一刚毛。足长，能在飞行中捕食，在进食时用足握住食物。
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sample while it get something we don't like as prey
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