Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Robber flies (Asilidae)
Sighting 4533256

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Unverified 5 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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A noticeable struggle for power just in the grass on the edge of the track. Presume this is the 'black robberfly' I got elsewhere, but with a wasp meal instead of the usual honeybee. Can see quite a bit of the patterns on the robberfly, who won in the end but took great effort.

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  • wasp Associated animal
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