While many flies are content to land on pieces of fruit or carrion, robber flies (Asilidae) engage in mortal combat. Intercepting smaller insects on the wing, robber flies dine on anything they can ...

Robber flies are aerodynamic acrobats, able to spot their prey, dodge around obstacles, and capture smaller insects at high speeds in midflight. Scientists have taken a closer look at how robber flies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robber flies visually track their prey before spearing it with their proboscis. Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, CC BY-ND April in the ...

SMALL, quick and often fleeting, it can be difficult to catch insects in all their miniaturised glory. Yet these close-up photos emphasise the beauty and intricacy of these critters in astonishing ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Siddhant Pusdekar, University of Minnesota (THE CONVERSATION) April in the Florida ...