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Asilidae Family Robber Flies - Promachus bastardii
Copyright © 2007 Lance Allred

Asilidae Family Robber Flies - Promachus bastardii
Llano County, Texas, USA
June 17, 2007

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Contributed by Lance Allred on 12 December, 2007 - 9:44pm
Last updated 22 December, 2007 - 5:17pm

Awesome!
Spectacular photos.
… birder14, 13 December, 2007 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Nice
This is the usual bond position of Promachus and this is likely P. bastardii. The males buzz loudly above and behind the female (or frankly anything that looks like a female) and they expose that bright white tail light of theirs before slamming at high speed into the female. They wrestle into this position before the female can maneuver the male around and eat him. Mosh pit sex, risky and edgy. Very clean shots.

See my similar pair here:
… Herschel Raney, 13 December, 2007 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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