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I have been trying to get close to one of these monster robber flies for several years with no luck, This photo was taken from 8 feet away and is heavily cropped. When I inched forward, the fly flew. I see these gigantic flies buzzing around like small birds but rarely find one stationary. Their coloration mimics bumblebees and they buzz like motorboats. They eat bees but the ones I have seen were feeding mostly on wasps, which this one appears to be holding. Juno Dunes Natural Area (south).

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Florida Bee Killer (Mallophora bomboides)

Author Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!
Camera location26° 52′ 25.16″ N, 80° 03′ 43.69″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Mallophora bomboides

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25 May 2012

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26°52'25.158"N, 80°3'43.690"W

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