You were so helpful at this forum I thought I'd share some pics I caught today. Just a robber fly sharing a meal with a spider of another robber fly :)
This has to be a rare picture
Here is a video of the mayhem...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ZTI1RCTWU
Are you certain that one robber fly wasn't actually feeding on the other? They usually only 'share' during mating -
see http://www.mobot.org/mobot/madagascar/spinydesert.asp?order=12 and http://colinpurrington.com/2013/copulating-robber-flies-snack/
Flap, I think that is what null said - the fly was sharing with the spider...Maybe the male robber fly ended up as dinner for the female and a spider?
Good footage null and excellent close up work.
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