Robber fly (Dioctria rufipes, right) preying on snipe fly (Rhagio tringarius, centre). Robber flies are predators of other flying insects, which they

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Robber fly (Dioctria rufipes, right) preying on snipe fly (Rhagio tringarius, centre). Robber flies are predators of other flying insects, which they ambush in flight. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in June.

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