This fly can eat dragonflies!? (Robberflies)

About this episode

This episode explores the predatory behavior of robber flies and their unique hunting techniques.

Robber flies don’t chase crumbs or nectar. They hunt other insects in midair, inject them with venom, and drain them like juice boxes. If there were an apex predator category for flies, robber flies would be sitting comfortably at the top. Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InsectsforFun IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com Discord -> https://discord.gg/pDJH3CYcG6 Music by Leo Iwamura

Topics covered

• robber flies
• insect predation
• nature
• entomology
• apex predators

Keywords

• robber flies
• insect hunting
• predators
• venom
• dragonflies

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