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#13282973
7 Feb 2026
A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.
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7 Feb 2026
A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.
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13 Jul 2025
The eastern yellowjacket wasp (Vespula maculifrons) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 2, 2025.
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11 Jul 2025
A Stripe-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) rests on the leaf of a peony plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025.
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#11448333
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448334
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448336
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448338
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448340
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448341
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448343
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448344
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448346
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448347
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448349
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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#11448352
1 Aug 2024
The Asilidae Are The Robber Fly Family, Also Called Assassin Flies. They Are Powerfully Built, Bristly Flies With A Short, Stout Proboscis Enclosing The Sharp, Sucking Hypopharynx. The Name ''robber Flies'' Reflects Their Expert Predatory Habits; They Feed Mainly Or Exclusively On Other Insects And, As A Rule, They Wait In Ambush And Catch Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024.
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