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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 26, 2015

I see these around all the time, but don't know the name. What is it?

Also, can anyone ID what it's eating? This was in Plymouth, MA.

Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 26, 2015

It's a robber fly (family Asilidae); see http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/31397174 for an example. I cannot tell whether it has a beetle or a bug in its grasp...

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 26, 2015

Awesome. This is a cool insect to read about.

The barb at the end of the abdomen is for laying eggs, correct?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 27, 2015

Yes. This can be quite long in some species. The tip of male abdomens often (but not always) is blunt to bulbous; see for an example.

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