Female European Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis), one of the largest assassin fly species. Here seen snacking on a captured Leaf Beetle

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Size: 4069px × 2680px
Location: Groningen, Nederland
Photo credit: © Ger Bosma / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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