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Photo#24468
bug eating bug - Promachus rufipes

bug eating bug - Promachus rufipes
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
July 16, 2005
I think this is a Robber Fly eating a Giant Waterbug. Can anyone verify this.

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.

Yep.
You got it exactly right! This prey record might be a first. Lord knows how the fly managed to capture an aquatic insect.

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