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Mating robberflies? - male - female

Mating robberflies? - Male Female
Athens/ Ben Burton Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
October 16, 2007
Size: about 1 in.
This was an awfully strange looking pair. An extreme case of sexual dimorphism? Are they flies?

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

We would suggest mating Robberflies
or something similar. Compare to

 
Re: We would suggest mating Robberflies
Wow! I think you're on to something. A more specific ID is probably unlikely. Unfortunately, I was only able to snap the one picture and it isn't the greatest.

 
Don't sell Herschel short!
He does magic with Robberfly ID.

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