(WJW) – There is a fly in Ohio that experts are buzzing about. The large fly that commonly measures over 1 1/4” long is sometimes called a giant robber fly, an assassin, or even a cannibal fly, and ...

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...

Shelly, Todd E. 1987. "Natural History of Three Riparian Species of Robber Flies in a Panamanian Forest (Diptera: Asilidae)." Biotropica, 19, (2) 180–184.

This week’s reader photo captures a robber fly at rest in spectacular detail. THIS GORGEOUS, COLOURFUL robber fly was spotted resting in the garden of AG reader Greg Rochester from Grange, Queensland, ...

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