#macromonday Robberflies!
#bug #insect ##entomology #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #macros
#bug #insect ##entomology #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #macros
June 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
We saw you from across the pond and really liked your vibe also do you have any gnats 👀
(Small robberflies of some kind)
(Small robberflies of some kind)
August 18, 2026 at 2:15 AM
We saw you from across the pond and really liked your vibe also do you have any gnats 👀
(Small robberflies of some kind)
(Small robberflies of some kind)
July 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Another dry spring in East Yorkshire...not the best for many insects, but Spring Heath Robberflies (Lasiopogon cinctus) are loving it out on the open, sandy grassland of Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve.🌞 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
May 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Another dry spring in East Yorkshire...not the best for many insects, but Spring Heath Robberflies (Lasiopogon cinctus) are loving it out on the open, sandy grassland of Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve.🌞 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
Robberflies doing robberfly things.
#bugs #insects #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nikon #garden #bloomscroling
#bugs #insects #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nikon #garden #bloomscroling
February 26, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Robberflies doing robberfly things.
#bugs #insects #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nikon #garden #bloomscroling
#bugs #insects #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nikon #garden #bloomscroling
I love robberflies
September 27, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I love robberflies
Excellent to have such a thorough regional review available #robberflies #flies #diptera @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
🦟Robberflies of the Sefton Coast
New article by Phil Smith & Pete Kinsella showcasing the Asilidae recorded on the Sefton Coast - with photos, species accounts and recent discoveries.
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/robberflies-...
New article by Phil Smith & Pete Kinsella showcasing the Asilidae recorded on the Sefton Coast - with photos, species accounts and recent discoveries.
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/robberflies-...
Robberflies (Diptera, Asilidae) of the Sefton Coast, north Merseyside - North West Invertebrates
Many of the 29 species of robberflies (Asilidae) known to occur in Britain and Ireland show a preference for dry, well-drained soils, coastal dunes being a favoured habitat (Falk et al., 2026). Smith ...
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk
April 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Excellent to have such a thorough regional review available #robberflies #flies #diptera @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Is Fly Friday a thing? I think it should be! Here are some handsome Robberflies for your delectation. IDs in ALT text.
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
November 15, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Is Fly Friday a thing? I think it should be! Here are some handsome Robberflies for your delectation. IDs in ALT text.
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
I believe #FlyFriday is a thing, and in any case all days are good days for robberflies 👍 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Is Fly Friday a thing? I think it should be! Here are some handsome Robberflies for your delectation. IDs in ALT text.
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
To read about these wonderful flies see my blog arthropedia.co.uk/robberflies/
November 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM
I believe #FlyFriday is a thing, and in any case all days are good days for robberflies 👍 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
The national recording scheme for Soldierflies, Horseflies, Robberflies, Bee-flies, Snipeflies, Stiletto-flies, Hunchback-flies, Water-snipeflies, Awl-flies, Windowflies and Wood-soldierflies. Info and ID guides at dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies... - please add your records to iRecord!
November 17, 2024 at 5:08 PM
The national recording scheme for Soldierflies, Horseflies, Robberflies, Bee-flies, Snipeflies, Stiletto-flies, Hunchback-flies, Water-snipeflies, Awl-flies, Windowflies and Wood-soldierflies. Info and ID guides at dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies... - please add your records to iRecord!
South Downs scenes - Hornet Robberflies mating whilst the female consumes a dung beetle 🪰🪲 Whatever floats your boat!
📷© Richard Allen via our Nature Table Facebook group
📷© Richard Allen via our Nature Table Facebook group
August 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
South Downs scenes - Hornet Robberflies mating whilst the female consumes a dung beetle 🪰🪲 Whatever floats your boat!
📷© Richard Allen via our Nature Table Facebook group
📷© Richard Allen via our Nature Table Facebook group
Took the afternoon off to hang out at on the Wiston Estate with Penny and Kat - girls day out looking for hornet robberflies
Was not disappointed - a beast of a fly feasting on a dung beetle 😎👊
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Was not disappointed - a beast of a fly feasting on a dung beetle 😎👊
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Took the afternoon off to hang out at on the Wiston Estate with Penny and Kat - girls day out looking for hornet robberflies
Was not disappointed - a beast of a fly feasting on a dung beetle 😎👊
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Was not disappointed - a beast of a fly feasting on a dung beetle 😎👊
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Highlights #Bockhill today: 6 Cattle Egrets W at dawn, Tree Pipit & 3 Wheatears. Little else of note.
Still Hornet Robberflies & several Clouded Yellows in the area.
Still Hornet Robberflies & several Clouded Yellows in the area.
September 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Highlights #Bockhill today: 6 Cattle Egrets W at dawn, Tree Pipit & 3 Wheatears. Little else of note.
Still Hornet Robberflies & several Clouded Yellows in the area.
Still Hornet Robberflies & several Clouded Yellows in the area.
Just back from a macro trip to Bulgaria (with @greenwingstours.bsky.social) and I saw many robberflies :)
One area we visited close to the border with Greece was astonishing for robbers! Literally 100s of them!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social you might like these!
One area we visited close to the border with Greece was astonishing for robbers! Literally 100s of them!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social you might like these!
June 28, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Just back from a macro trip to Bulgaria (with @greenwingstours.bsky.social) and I saw many robberflies :)
One area we visited close to the border with Greece was astonishing for robbers! Literally 100s of them!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social you might like these!
One area we visited close to the border with Greece was astonishing for robbers! Literally 100s of them!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social you might like these!
Internal conversation:
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - you’re already late
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - there’s nothing new this morning on the creek
———
242 pics in 15 mins later of twig-sitting Heteropogon robberflies that I’ve been weeks waiting for
the best is yet to come
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - you’re already late
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - there’s nothing new this morning on the creek
———
242 pics in 15 mins later of twig-sitting Heteropogon robberflies that I’ve been weeks waiting for
the best is yet to come
July 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Internal conversation:
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - you’re already late
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - there’s nothing new this morning on the creek
———
242 pics in 15 mins later of twig-sitting Heteropogon robberflies that I’ve been weeks waiting for
the best is yet to come
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - you’re already late
don’t take your phone on your run/hike - there’s nothing new this morning on the creek
———
242 pics in 15 mins later of twig-sitting Heteropogon robberflies that I’ve been weeks waiting for
the best is yet to come
I’ve been watching out for any Robberflies for a couple of weeks now & yay found one! this is a Common Red-legged Robberfly with its lunch snack! #robberfly
May 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I’ve been watching out for any Robberflies for a couple of weeks now & yay found one! this is a Common Red-legged Robberfly with its lunch snack! #robberfly
NEW BLOG: Cornwall. Some wildlife highlights from earlier this month in SW England. Birds, moths, dragonflies, butterflies and robberflies, many of them migrants! www.jameslowen.com/blog-25-aug-...
August 25, 2026 at 8:39 AM
NEW BLOG: Cornwall. Some wildlife highlights from earlier this month in SW England. Birds, moths, dragonflies, butterflies and robberflies, many of them migrants! www.jameslowen.com/blog-25-aug-...
Hanging Thief Robber Fly lurking in the zinnias.
#macrophotography #insectphotography #photography #naturephotography #insects #robberflies #diogmites
#macrophotography #insectphotography #photography #naturephotography #insects #robberflies #diogmites
August 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hanging Thief Robber Fly lurking in the zinnias.
#macrophotography #insectphotography #photography #naturephotography #insects #robberflies #diogmites
#macrophotography #insectphotography #photography #naturephotography #insects #robberflies #diogmites
The Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme is now on Bsky: @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social - please follow for soldierflies, robberflies, bee-flies and more! #ento #UKwildlife #soldierflies
The national recording scheme for Soldierflies, Horseflies, Robberflies, Bee-flies, Snipeflies, Stiletto-flies, Hunchback-flies, Water-snipeflies, Awl-flies, Windowflies and Wood-soldierflies. Info and ID guides at dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies... - please add your records to iRecord!
November 17, 2024 at 5:17 PM
The Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme is now on Bsky: @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social - please follow for soldierflies, robberflies, bee-flies and more! #ento #UKwildlife #soldierflies
Aren't robberflies amazing? Large, fast, predatory flies that inject their prey with a paralysing and digestive neurotoxin, then suck out the liquified contents. Yum.
We saw this fine example on an #orchid in Rhodes this year. Looking forward to what we find there next spring...
We saw this fine example on an #orchid in Rhodes this year. Looking forward to what we find there next spring...
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Aren't robberflies amazing? Large, fast, predatory flies that inject their prey with a paralysing and digestive neurotoxin, then suck out the liquified contents. Yum.
We saw this fine example on an #orchid in Rhodes this year. Looking forward to what we find there next spring...
We saw this fine example on an #orchid in Rhodes this year. Looking forward to what we find there next spring...