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Robberfly? - Promachus rufipes
Copyright © 2007 jkarolat

Robberfly? - Promachus rufipes
Tampa, Florida, USA
Size: 2-3 Inch
I guess this is a robberfly, even its the biggest one I ever saw. Are this flies something to worry about? After beeing bit by a deer fly 3 weeks ago, I try to avoid anymore incidents with "mother Nature" for a while
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Contributed by jkarolat on 24 June, 2007 - 8:46am
Last updated 15 September, 2008 - 7:58am

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 15 September, 2008 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

Promachus
Female. They are large and fearless. I have had them land on me. Only if you were foolish enough to try and handle them with your hands and happened to get on the wrong end of the stabbing proboscis could it harm you with a kind of bite and injection.
… Herschel Raney, 25 June, 2007 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

You've got it - Robberfly
Hopefully, someone here can tell you more. I don't think you have to worry one bit about these guys. They're shy and, I believe, unequipped to munch on us. I haven't been around deer flies in decades, but sympathize with you as I do remember painful bites.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 June, 2007 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

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