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Slender Striped Robberfly

Leptogaster cylindrica

The Slender Striped Robberfly is a cool insect that loves to fly around and catch other bugs. With its long body and stripes, it looks like a tiny superhero of the sky!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Slender Striped Robberfly has a very thin, long body, often yellowish or brownish with subtle stripes. Its legs are notably long and delicate, making it look a bit like a stilt-walker. It possesses large, prominent eyes for spotting prey.

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Slender Striped Robberfly
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Slender Striped Robberfly

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their fierce hunting skills, they are completely harmless to humans.

Even as a larva, this robberfly is a tiny predator, hunting in the soil!

Their giant eyes can see almost all around them, helping them never miss a meal!

They patiently wait on a leaf, then burst into action faster than a blink!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Airborne Acrobat

Slender Striped Robberfly can catch flying insects in mid-air because of its incredible agility and sharp vision.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Hunter

Slender Striped Robberfly has a very slender body and long legs that help them blend in while waiting to ambush prey.

Fähigkeit

Paralyzing Bite

Slender Striped Robberfly can quickly paralyze its prey using special venom injected through its needle-like mouthpart.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile hunters feast on other flying insects they skillfully catch in mid-air!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae hunt small invertebrates in the soil; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Leafhoppers
  • Small moths
  • Mosquitoes

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

a common prey item caught in flight.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

a common bird predator in open areas.

hunts

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

a small, abundant insect often targeted for food.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Robberflies are not dangerous, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Slender Striped Robberfly?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Slender Striped Robberfly?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Slender Striped Robberfly?

20-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Slender Striped Robberfly?

25 km/h

Was frisst Slender Striped Robberfly?

These agile hunters feast on other flying insects they skillfully catch in mid-air!

Wo findet man Slender Striped Robberfly normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Slender Striped Robberfly?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Slender Striped Robberfly?

6

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