Male hornet robberfly with its prey a small dung-beetle

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Male hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis), with its prey, a small dung-beetle (Aphodius foetens), Dorset, UK.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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