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bug eating bug - Promachus rufipes
Copyright © 2005 Tom Rowland

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.
Contributed by Tom Rowland on 17 July, 2005 - 9:34pm
Last updated 15 September, 2008 - 7:56am

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 15 September, 2008 - 7:56am

Yep.
You got it exactly right! This prey record might be a first. Lord knows how the fly managed to capture an aquatic insect.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 July, 2005 - 11:58am

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