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ROBBER FLIES
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Words Laura Mears
ROBBER FLY POWERFUL WINGS
Asilidae A strong pair of wings allows
Lifespan 1-3 years robber flies to bear their own
Adult weight Unknown
Conservation status weight and the weight of
their captured prey.
DATA DEFICIENT
BRISTLED LEGS
Robber flies catch their prey
using their long, powerful
legs. Barbs and bristles stop
it escaping.
© All images on spread: Thinkstock Robber flies inject enzymes
THAT SUCKS
into their prey and suck out
their insides
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