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Bug eating bug? - Diogmites
Copyright © 2008 Bakertin2

Bug eating bug? - Diogmites
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
September 2, 2008
My sister took this picture of two bugs. She and my brother-in-law would like to know what kind of bugs they are and if possible, to know from the picture, what they are doing. This picture is nowhere near as nice or clear as the ones I see on this website but I hope someone can idenify these bugs. My brother-in-law's first guess is a mosquito sucking the blood out of a wasp. If it helps, the two bugs are hanging from a tomato plant leaf that has just been dusted with "Seven".
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Contributed by Bakertin2 on 13 September, 2008 - 10:10pm
Last updated 4 October, 2008 - 2:14am

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The predator is a fly, but it's a Robber Fly in the family Asilidae. This particular individual is in the genus Diogmites. They're a large group of predatory flies and can range from 0.5cm to over 5cm in the largest ones. Very cool insects. The prey appears to be a paper wasp, though I'm not sure.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 13 September, 2008 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Prey looks more like another fly to me. (Note antennae.)
I'm guessing Mydas Fly. You can browse some images here:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2760/bgpage
… Ron Hemberger, 13 September, 2008 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

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