Gnat Ogre - prey (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Gnat Ogre - prey

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The Gnat Ogre (Holcocephala fusca) is a predatory robber fly that grabs other insects out of the air, catching them with extreme precision. This particular fly holds a small rove beetle as prey on its proboscis.

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S T Fabian, Fly Systems Laboratory, University of Minnesota.

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