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Ant-decapitating Fly - Apocephalus
Copyright © 2011 Robert Lord Zimlich

Ant-decapitating Fly - Apocephalus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
August 17, 2011
Size: ~2mm
With the ab markings and simple venation, this should be a cinch for fly people. Thanks
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 18 August, 2011 - 7:17am
Last updated 18 August, 2011 - 8:20am

Funny you should bring this up..
I recently caught a large ant walking on my beating sheet. It must have recently been decapitated by some species like this!

… Diane Young, 18 August, 2011 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

 
BTW
That was your 238th comment on BG :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 August, 2011 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scuttle Flies. Thanks

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 August, 2011 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 18 August, 2011 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

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