Robber Fly

Open areas with plenty of sunlight such as grasslands, meadows, forest edges, and gardens where prey is abundant.

Aggressive predators; they eat other insects including bees, wasps, flies, dragonflies, and grasshoppers by catching them in mid-air.

Known for their aerial agility, they perch in sunny spots to ambush passing prey. They inject saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes to paralyze victims.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem as natural pest controllers; they can deliver a painful bite to humans if handled, but they are not aggressive toward people.