#robberflies
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #robberflies from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Live pulse
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-27 05:39 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 19 public posts (spanning ~38190 hours).
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Another shot of a gnat ogre (Holcocephala fusca), a type of small robber fly. Like other robber flies, these specialize in eating other insects. Central Park in late July. #gnatogre #holcocephalafusca #robberflies #flies #insects #bugs #ent
A Robber Fly, probably Ophionomima solocifemur, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 18 April 2025. It has a very long abdomen, and long hairy hind legs that make it an unusual looking fly. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.o
@markmccaughrean Quite a good photo given the circumstances – and a steady pulse! Just yesterday I stumbled upon a Machimus robber fly, but it's unclear which species it is exactly. Caught it in the act of consuming a small solitary bee: ht
What “robberflies” means
WikipediaThe Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
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