A Taxonomist's Notebook

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entoderek: “thebrainscoop: “frerard-rocher: “thebrainscoop: “Maira gloriosa, a species of predatory robber fly (family Asilidae). Adept at flight; great vision. Stabs its prey with a needle sharp proboscis and injects the chosen target with a saliva...

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thebrainscoop:

Maira gloriosa, a species of predatory robber fly (family Asilidae). Adept at flight; great vision. Stabs its prey with a needle sharp proboscis and injects the chosen target with a saliva of digestive enzymes, then sucks up the liquified organs. Mmmmetal. (at The Field Museum)

KILL IT WITH FIRE
THIS IS WHY WE NEED SPIDERS
FLIES ARE JUST GROSS AND DISGUSTING

Y’know… most spiders ingest their prey in a very similar manner, e.g. injecting their meal with a digestive enzyme and then sucking up the goodness up like a gooey insect milkshake 

Humans are gross and disgusting.

Flies are cool.

Fun fact: some robber flies pluck spiders from their webs and turn them into takeout. 

So, yeah, it’s flies all the way down. Or up, depending on how you imagine food web directionality.

(via entoderek)

Filed under Fire will not save you Flies rule the earth

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    Both disgusting and super cool. What does a predatory robber fly eat, anyway? I’m curious.
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    Fun fact: some robber flies pluck spiders from their webs and turn them into takeout. So, yeah, it’s flies all the way...
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