Robber Fly - Black and White
by Kaye Menner
Title
Robber Fly - Black and White
Artist
Kaye Menner
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Black & White
Description
The Asilidae are the robber fly family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is the Robber Fly. The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species.
They are powerfully built, bristly flies with short, sharp, stout sucking mouthparts. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly on other insects and they largely wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
All robber flies have stout, spiny legs and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. They also have a usually dense moustache of stiff bristles on the face; this is called the mystax, a term derived from the Greek mystakos meaning "moustache" or "upper lip". The mystax probably affords some protection for the head and face when the flies deal with struggling prey.
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June 7th, 2013
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Kaye Menner
Thanks so much Rosy for your lovely comment on my gallery and your wonderful comment and v/f :)
I J T SON OF JESUS
In black and white it looks so pretty and different. I like the details here. Wonderful photo.
Kaye Menner
Thanks so much, Miroslava for your kind comment and invite to Sydney group. Just joined and added 3 images.
Miroslava Jurcik
This is absolutely brilliant macro, I love it !!! Make sure you added to the Sydney group, after all its a Sydney fly lol and I featured as well !!!