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Rainieria antennaepes behavior?  - Rainieria antennaepes

Rainieria antennaepes behavior? - Rainieria antennaepes
Powell, Big Sugar Creek, McDonald County, Missouri, USA
May 23, 2016
This fly (I believe to be Rainieria antennaepes) was on a leaf with a Sarcophagid fly. They were both playing cat and mouse with each other over a bird dropping. I read that Rainieria is often found feeding on dropping, but is also predatory. It appeared to me that Rainieria was stalking the Sarcophagid fly. Likely? Series of shots follow.....

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