Science Abuse Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1669/bugrf3.jpg Just found this guy outside munching on a bee, caught him with my kids butterfly net. As big as a hornet and just as scary. I put him in a jar out in the sun for a few hours, no way I'm handling one of these alive. What is it? Predatory, long legs with hooks, horsefly head, fuckin scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Wow that thing looks like some hornet mated with a spider. Let us know if you find out what that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Neat bug, nice pic, no idea either. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Looks like a tiny dragonfly. Creepy as hell. Why didn't you just take a picture of it alive and let it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 x2....baby Dragon Fly IMO. Looks like a tiny dragonfly. Creepy as hell. Why didn't you just take a picture of it alive and let it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/blackrose3k2009/FANTASY/BabyDragonfly.jpg Yep, looks just like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 i googled baby dragonfly and got this... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/49789953_639a8d12f1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Yeah, on second thought, it's probably something else. It looks like it only has 2 wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Here's likely what you saw: Looks like it's a robber fly. aka a "Bee Killer" because they are often observed catching bumble bees. Good info here: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg228.html http://bugguide.net/images/cache/MZOLSZCLFLSHKRCZ0RTZQR3ZLZELLZFZ6RKHERVLJLCZQRWLLZOLMZVL0Z2L0ZCL2R3ZZZ3ZFL6LZZDZ0R2LKR.jpg http://bugguide.net/images/cache/HZ9LYLWLKZYZ4RSH2R3ZKRDZ0RTZZZ2LLZTLGRZHIZDLRZCL4RZHIZAL2R3Z0RELZZOLMZNL0R3ZZZNLYLWLXRSH2R.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Looks like a tiny dragonfly. Creepy as hell. Why didn't you just take a picture of it alive and let it go? Because he just wasn't having that. I considered it important enough to put him down: my kid plays where these live, I want to know what it is. 100% sure it's not a dragonfly. It's certainly no baby, it has more mass than any adult dragonfly I've seen in the region. He's 35mm nose to tail. Robber fly looks right: looking up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 that is a freaky ass bug i hope i never see it anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Here's likely what you saw: Looks like it's a robber fly. Good info here: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg228.html http://bugguide.net/images/cache/MZOLSZCLFLSHKRCZ0RTZQR3ZLZELLZFZ6RKHERVLJLCZQRWLLZOLMZVL0Z2L0ZCL2R3ZZZ3ZFL6LZZDZ0R2LKR.jpg http://bugguide.net/images/cache/HZ9LYLWLKZYZ4RSH2R3ZKRDZ0RTZZZ2LLZTLGRZHIZDLRZCL4RZHIZAL2R3Z0RELZZOLMZNL0R3ZZZNLYLWLXRSH2R.jpg Think you nailed it - look at the ends of the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 its a robber fly, eric. more specifically, a giant one from the genus "promachus". google it, youll find that they can be pretty nasty. heres some research ive done for you. interestingly enough, its also called a "bee-killer fly". http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bugguide.net/images/cache/SKUKZKNKMKO09QA0PQLSUQJ05KDKMKVKIKZSBQ309QLSAQTKMKCKMKZSPQZS5KBKAQZS7KAK7K1KIKLSVQHS8KJ0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bugguide.net/node/view/27868&h=429&w=560&sz=26&hl=en&start=11&um=1&tbnid=xGzw2OV6w_YTOM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbee%2Beating%2Bfly%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 rats, beaten by 5 minutes. perhaps i will take solace in the fact that i didnt have to look it up to know that. spend enough months at summer camp, you get to know lots of bugs pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 fuck that...i had 2 of those fuckers fly into my truck at my dads when i was drivin through his trails...theyre big and they scared the shit outta me lol i stopped and got out until they left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 The damn thing has CLAWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Because he just wasn't having that. I considered it important enough to put him down: my kid plays where these live, I want to know what it is. Good reason. I hope I don't have nightmares of these things now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Fuck that shit. It is like a flying spider bee hornet. Fuck bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 It needs to be a "yellow-jacket killer" fly. Fuck hornets, wasps and yellow jackets. Bumble bees FTW...they pollinate my garden. Never seen a robber fly, and I hope this thread is the extent of my observation of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 musta been a day for bug pics. snapped this pic of a moth that flew in when i went to tend to the grill. cool design on it. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_1672.jpg?t=1219034033 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 manbearpig has my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Fuck that shit. It is like a flying spider bee hornet. Fuck bugs. +1, shits creepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 yeah, fuck that thing! thank God insects aren't our size, we would be waaaayyyyy down on the food chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Must've missed this thread. It's 100% a Robber fly. They normally land and straddle things (will occasionally catch things on the fly), then impale them with their proboscis and suck the juices from them. Of course, that could be a little painful, though I've never been attacked by one and have seen lots of them. Even caught them attacking other creatures. Always cool to see mother nature in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 This makes me want to stay in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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