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πŸͺ° Flies

Hornet Robber Fly

Asilus crabroniformis

Near Threatened (declining in northern Europe)

About

Europe's largest robber fly, a hornet mimic with a yellow-and-brown body that hunts dung beetles on grazed pastures. Females lay eggs in animal dung where larvae develop as predators.

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Did You Know?

It specifically hunts dung beetles, and its larvae develop as predators inside cow pats and horse droppings.