Bee-like robber fly (Laphria thoracica)

A bee-like robber fly resting on a leaf at Leesylvania State Park, Virginia, in May 2012. The fuzzy yellow thorax and black abdomen are a fair copy of a bumblebee, but the bulging eyes, bristly "beard" and long spiny legs belong to a predator. Robber flies grab other insects in midair and stab…

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