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Getting rid of the competition - Laphria thoracica - male
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Getting rid of the competition - Laphria thoracica - Male
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 18, 2008

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Getting rid of the competition - Laphria thoracica - male Getting rid of the competition - Laphria thoracica - male
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 June, 2008 - 11:11pm
Last updated 23 June, 2008 - 10:09pm

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 23 June, 2008 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

I think
This may be a female Laphria thoracica taking a female Laphria posticata. Cool shot. Laphria occasionally go wild and take large prey. Though it is usually the medium sized Laphria. The giants always take tiny little beetles it seems.
… Herschel Raney, 23 June, 2008 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

 
Boy, were we fooled!
In the other image, we thought they both looked like males.
… john and jane balaban, 23 June, 2008 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I failed
To look at the other image. And the thoracica is a male. I cannot be sure on the victim but it still looks female.
… Herschel Raney, 23 June, 2008 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

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