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dragonymango.bsky.social
robberfly for @microecobus.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
bedupolker.bsky.social
Apparently it’s World Robberfly Day. Happy World Robberfly Day to those who practice!
A cartoony robber fly, a type of predatory fly with long legs and a shaggy hairy body. It is drawn with cartoon googly eyes.
May 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
palantir135.bsky.social
#elkedageeninsect #macro #photography

Bosrandroofvlieg (Neoitamus cyanurus)
Common awl robberfly
September 22, 2026 at 1:44 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
She's definitely a Bumblebee don't worry about it

(bumblebee mimic robberfly)
Large extremely fuzzy black and pale yellow robberfly chilling on the first floor up to nothing nefarious of course
March 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
hannahorca.bsky.social
The creature + the inspiration! (Featuring a robberfly - photo also by me)
Illustration of a creature with a long neck Photo of a robberfly
June 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
wanderingreen.bsky.social
I found an impressive Robberfly sat on a wire. Macro lens at the ready and as they sit still for a while, I managed to get a nice clear shot. Look at them big paws for robbing other critters!
#robber #robberfly #macro #wildlife #naturephotography
September 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
mossworm.bsky.social
omg hello
Robberfly with red eyes and bright orange legs looking directly at the viewer
May 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
ascalaphid.com
bemohawk'd hammertail robberfly
(Efferia sp.)
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
You've heard of sweat bees, here's a wet bee*

*not a bee, a bumblebee mimic robberfly
Large black and yellow bumblebee-like robberfly, hovered in tiny rain droplets as it rests on a leaf
July 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
For your consideration: A Yellow Jacket* considering you

*not really, it's Laphria saffrana, a yellow jacket mimic robberfly 💛
Big-eyed fuzzy yellow and black robberfly on a green leaf peering at you Wider view of the creature, showing its yellow jacket queen mimicry
April 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
These are definitely Hymenopterans, don't worry about it
Large fuzzy black and white bumblebee mimic robberfly clutching a dry stalk looking intently for snacks Large red and black wasp mimic robberfly with black wings, perched on a spiky dried flower of some sort, also looking intently for snacks
August 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Bee*
Large bumblebee mimic robberfly, staring right at you. Big black eyes peering out of yellow floof like a beard or a lion's mane covering its face.
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
margueriteturl2.bsky.social
#artadventcalendar day 6 one of my favorite finds this year!! A member of the slender robberfly family that I’ve never seen before! #insects #bugs
Slender robberfly clinging to a branch with a green background
December 6, 2024 at 1:16 PM
gremlingraeme.bsky.social
The Hornet Robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)

Its World Robberfly day in Fly Week today

So to celebrate my fav Robberfly had to be the pic. An amazingly large Robberfly, one of the largest flies in the UK

#worldrobberflyday #flyweek #robberfly #asilidae
April 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
There is no discernible head on this robberfly, just mounts for 2 eyes and a mouth - a creature of singular Purpose (snacks)
Small brown robberfly on the tip of a leaf; its face is just two forward-facing compound eyes, like red m&m's, flanking a nearly nonexistent head
May 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
palantir135.bsky.social
#elkedageeninsect #macro #photography #natuur #nature #macromonday

Bosrandroofvlieg (Neoitamus cyanurus)
Common awl robberfly
December 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Invertebrate equivalent of like, a crocodile preying on a lion (Young Phidippus workmani lad, and a robberfly who let its guard down even for a second)
Small grey jumping spider with a red and black booty, on the underside of a fuzzy pawpaw leaf, snacking on a large grey robberfly
May 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Dinner time
Grey and yellow fuzzy jumping spider (Phidippus workmani) lass with a large black robberfly she caught as a snack
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
mhedin.bsky.social
something about robberfly day ? alrighty then ....

a photo I took in Anza Borrego a couple years back
May 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Hello fellow bees
#Invertebrates
Large bumblebee mimic robberfly perched on a stalk of purple blazing star flowers
September 25, 2024 at 4:21 PM
bobm777.bsky.social
#naturephotography
#nature
#macro
#macrophotography
#robberfly
January 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Here come the Twigsitters! Sooo many perched on all the sagebrush.

I look for these every morning, and today was the day! Usually mid-July.

Sorta up close with a macro lens. I’m using a 100 mm lens on my iPhone at 1X. And with these pics I’m ≈4-5 inches away. So tiny.

Robberfly/Holopogon
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A small robberfly perched on top of a twig eating another fly. A small robberfly perched on a sagebrush twig. A small robberfly perched on a dried sagebrush flower. A small robberfly perched on a twig.
July 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Just your normal classic bumblebee with the normal number of wings and totally a vegetarian, don't worry about it

(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
Chonky black and yellow bumblebee-like robberfly, chilling on a green oak leaf. Side view Close shot of the creature's face; big black compound eyes and a yellow "beard" nearly covering the face Very close shot put the creature's point yellow face floof. It's almost like a lion's mane Close shot of one of the creature's feets, black with two claws and little orange flappy pads behind them
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
thomasbarbin.bsky.social
Laphria sp. Robberfly hanging out on a manzanita leaf on a summer evening. Not often I get to photograph these as they are quite flighty!

#flyfriday #Asilidae #Diptera #Robberfly
February 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
zooey1.bsky.social
Violet black-legged robberfly with a captive weevil #photography #macro
Violet black-legged robberfly on a grass stem. The robberfly has caught a weevil
March 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM