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Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: A deadly embrace of Scathophaga stercoraria ?, 1 by bonitin

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bonitin wrote:
Anyone disagrees?

I found this gruesome scenery happening on a leaf of an oak seedling..
After it noticed my presence it took off with prey and all, so must be strong!

http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1120/535206721_346cbb3209_o.j...

Probably a male as it is more goldish in colour;

http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/vliegen/overig/scatophaga_s...