File:Florida Bee Killer (Mallophora bomboides) (7721371126).jpg
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| Description | I've been stalking this elusive fly for several months but still have not been able to get close to one. Mallophora are formidable hunters, patrolling their territory in low-flying and surprisingly fast patterns like noisy, fuzzy, mini-helicopters. They mimic bumblebees and capture bees, wasps and other flying insects for food. There is even a documented case of one species capturing and eating a hummingbird. They are in the robber fly family (Asilidae). I got within 5 feet of this one then leaned, stretched out my arms and held my breath for the shot, just before it buzzed away. |
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Florida Bee Killer (Mallophora bomboides)
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| Author | Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! |
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