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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2008

I leave a nitelite on for walking back and forth to the neighbor's house. I always find interesting creatures there but this one looks more like a mosquito on steroids. With sunglasses on, of course.

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2008

A side view for more clarity.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2008

That's a robber fly - I believe one of the Diogmites - or hanging thief. Very interesting insect.

http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=diogmites&search=Search

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 10, 2008

Thank you for the help, for what little I found I believe he's one of the bad guys, kills bees.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 10, 2008

Well, he kills flying insects, bad and good.

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