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Giant Robber Fly? - Promachus hinei - female
Copyright © 2007 Andrew Meeds

Giant Robber Fly? - Promachus hinei - Female
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
August 11, 2007
Size: Huge... Like 2 1/2 inches
This thing was huge!! Scared the crap outta me at first... really interesting...
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 12 August, 2007 - 9:33pm
Last updated 13 August, 2007 - 1:54pm

Well
Pretty big. Female of Promachus hinei, and they can take down just about anything short of a 3rd grader.
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