Robber Rescue
by Howard Cheek
Arthropods
Keywords: flies robber robberfly promachus large texas insects macro closeup predatore asilinae gardens flowers butterfly bush
I was watering the garden early this morning when I spotted this Giant Promachus Robber Fly stuck in the birdbath water.
So I cupped my hand and removed it, placing the fly on our Butterfly Bush..It revived after a bit, and went on its way to hunt another day. In Greek mythology, Promachus: "who leads in battle".
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