a small silver gray robber fly perching on a twig grasping and feeding on a midge that it has jabbed in the neck. blue background

a small silver gray robber fly perching on a twig grasping and feeding on a midge that it has jabbed in the neck. anterior left side view

a small silver gray robber fly perching on a twig grasping and feeding on a midge that it has jabbed in the neck. showing the faces

a small silver gray robber fly perching on a twig grasping and feeding on a midge that it has jabbed in the neck. lateral view

Fly-on-Fly-Fffffffriday!

A desert robber #fly caught a #midge & rested patiently while I took MANY pics. Always a neat scene, though I wouldn't want to be that prey getting venom pumped into my neck and digested 😬

Phoenix, AZ, USA (November)
#Asilidae #Chironomidae
#absoluteflyolence