When prey passes near the robber darts from the perch, attacks the prey in flight, and then carries it to a nearby feeding station. Some species have dedicated perches – you might flush the fly ...

I have no issues with the robber fly catching and feeding on butterflies. After all, it’s part of the predatory fly’s diet, but over the past few months, this is the fourth occasion that a ...

With over 7,000 species described, the world of these Robber Flies, is so diverse that an entire family, Asilidae , has been created for them. They’re named for their feeding behaviour: they ...

A robber fly is one serious looking insect. In this photo by Tom Houser, the big bearded beast reminds me more of an angry buffalo than a bug. Houser photographed the fly at his home in Kemspville … ...

She had never seen one before and had to look it up to find out that she had a robber fly casing her joint! But as it turns out this big bad fly is only on the lookout for other insects, not for ...

* Description: Robber flies are robust insects with powerful legs. The face of the fly is covered in a dense "beard" of bristles, and there is a deep groove between the eyes. There are many ...

Once the robber fly reaches a distance of about 30 centimeters from its target, it "locks on," slowing down and curving its flight path to make a successful catch even more likely.