The robber fly Holcocephala is a relatively small fly - at 6mm in length, it is similar in size of the average mosquito. Yet it has the ability to spot and catch prey more than half a metre away ...

ROBBER FLY! Hanging thief! Bee Killer! Assassin! Just how bad can a fly be to have such unflattering names? The fly in the photo peering into Catherine Miller’s Kempsville home and into her ...

The mid-air hunting strategy of a tiny fly the size of a grain of rice has been revealed by an international team of scientists. Holcocephala, a species of robber fly, is able to intercept and ...

When the saffron robber flies were shown an LED light flashing at various frequencies, they only took off after the ones that flashed at the same frequency as beetle wings. "This species ...

These robber flies are entomological warriors ... Although there are 22 species in the U.S., only two are regularly encountered in Ohio. To most people, a cannibal fly would look quite creepy.

In 2016, I discovered the vicious Robber Fly at the Aravalli Biodiversity Park, Gurugram. With over 7,000 species described, the world of these Robber Flies, is so diverse that an entire family ...

Just because something is tiny doesn't mean it isn't fierce. For the mosquito-sized robber fly, the key to its deadly hunting prowess is all in the eyes. Robber flies, of the genus Holcocephala ...

This fly species sees a spider's larder as a golden ... Another type of fly found worldwide, called Robber Flies, take this thieving concept one step further. Instead of just stealing the ...

Pete Burford scooped the top prize for his photo, main image, of a pair of mating golden-tabbed robber flies (Eutolmus rufibarbis ... although they are a scarce species. Burford, who took ...