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bumblebee robberfly

Laphria flava

The bumblebee robberfly is a cool insect that looks like a fuzzy bumblebee! It loves to fly around flowers and catch other bugs to eat. This special fly helps keep nature balanced.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The bumblebee robberfly has a stout, fuzzy body with striking black and yellow-orange markings, closely resembling a bumblebee. It is visually distinguished by its large, widely spaced eyes and a stout, pointed proboscis.

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bumblebee robberfly

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female robberflies lay eggs in soil or rotting wood, far from their hunting grounds!

Their powerful eyes have thousands of lenses, giving them incredible hunting vision!

They are not bees at all, but rather fierce flies disguised as gentle pollinators!

They belong to a family called 'assassin flies' because they are such skilled hunters!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mimicry Master

Bumblebee robberflies can mimic bees to get close to prey, confusing other insects for an easier catch.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Assassin

Bumblebee robberflies can catch other flying insects mid-air using their powerful legs and agile flight maneuvers.

Fähigkeit

Venomous Proboscis

Bumblebee robberflies have a strong proboscis that injects venom to quickly paralyze their captured insect prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-50 mm
Größe
15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce hunters swoop down to catch other insects right out of the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • Bees
  • Wasps
  • Flies
  • Grasshoppers
  • Moths

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

A common prey item caught in flight.

hunts

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Mimicry helps them approach and hunt bees.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Other flies are a frequent target.

eaten by

Magpie

Pica pica

Birds can prey on these large flies.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch insects unless you know they are safe. Watch them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von bumblebee robberfly?

25-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von bumblebee robberfly?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von bumblebee robberfly?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von bumblebee robberfly?

15 km/h

Was frisst bumblebee robberfly?

These fierce hunters swoop down to catch other insects right out of the air.

Wo findet man bumblebee robberfly normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt bumblebee robberfly?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von bumblebee robberfly?

6

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