A robber fly (family Asilidae). Voracious predators that capture other insects in flight, stab them behind the head with their beak, and inject toxic saliva to kill and liquify the innards so they can suck them dry. A delightfully morbid way of life.
Some bug photos are accumulating, so to the press. Identification by Ted MacRae. See comment.
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A robber fly (family Asilidae). Voracious predators that capture other insects in flight, stab them behind the head with their beak, and inject toxic saliva to kill and liquify the innards so they can suck them dry. A delightfully morbid way of life.
regards--ted
looks like a solder from the starwars trilogy. all these guys have huge eyes.
Huge eyes - a good thing to have when you're a vicious, deadly predator!
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