jumping robber fly

A predacious robber fly (Efferia sp.) leaps off the ground at The Nature Conservancy's Moses-Coulee Field Station in Central Washington. These predators make short flights to chase down and kill prey insects that come into their field of vision. They will often attack and catch other insects in the air.

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A predacious robber fly (Efferia sp.) leaps off the ground at The Nature Conservancy's Moses-Coulee Field Station in Central Washington. These predators make short flights to chase down and kill prey insects that come into their field of vision. They will often attack and catch other insects in the air.