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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)
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Wasp vs robber fly - Promachus rufipes - female
Copyright © 2020 Clay Nichols

Wasp vs robber fly - Promachus rufipes - Female
Camp Creek , Burke County, North Carolina, USA
August 22, 2020
Prey, wasp(L) vs predator, robber fly(R). They were locked in aerial combat and fell from the sky onto our driveway. The mortal fight continued until death ensued.

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Contributed by Clay Nichols on 22 August, 2020 - 6:51pm
Last updated 29 June, 2021 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from Insects.

We can move this here, even though it has an image of the prey. We don't need to keep it on the class page.
I removed the "rep" box. So, it will not show up in the browser. The other images are not affected.
… Bob Biagi, 29 June, 2021 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. Didn’t mean to c
Thank you. Didn’t mean to cause a problem. I hope you are well and well rested. Take care.
… Clay Nichols, 30 June, 2021 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

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… Jeff Brown, 22 August, 2020 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

Interesting
I know Robber Flies often take pretty big prey including wasps, it seems like you are saying there was mutual destruction.
I wonder if the wasp (Polistes sp.) got lucky, or if predator mortality is more common than thought??

It is interesting data, but I think we would have to split all 3 images to keep in guide, can reference as thumbs in comment?
… Jeff Brown, 22 August, 2020 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

 
If y’all feel the need to s
If y’all feel the need to split up the pics, feel free to do so..But I think it is a nice package.
… Clay Nichols, 22 August, 2020 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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