Robber fly (family Asilidae) feeding on a cockroach. The robber fly, or bee killer, is a predator of flying insects. It has a short, powerful probosci

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Robber fly (family Asilidae) feeding on a cockroach. The robber fly, or bee killer, is a predator of flying insects. It has a short, powerful proboscis, used for sucking the juices of its prey. More than 7000 species of robber flies are known. Photographed in the Jatun Sacha Reserve, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.

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