- Location
- Rutland, UK
Very much the spider. The hover fly was not happy!But for whom, Simon ... ?
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Very much the spider. The hover fly was not happy!But for whom, Simon ... ?
Robber fly of some description?Not sure what this one is, but he wasn't too impressed with me interrupting his dinner (which he then sat on to protect!)
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It seemed to have a hard shell like a beetle rather than wings like a Robber Fly, here's a shot of the same bug from a slightly higher angle where you can see its back.Robber fly of some description?
Perhaps an "apple dimpling bug" [Campylomma liebknechti] ?It seemed to have a hard shell like a beetle rather than wings like a Robber Fly, here's a shot of the same bug from a slightly higher angle where you can see its back.
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Not sure... looks like one, but they eat fruit not other bugs and this one was definitely chowing down on a fellow insect.Perhaps an "apple dimpling bug" [Campylomma liebknechti] ?