Ferruginous Bee-grabber (Sicus ferrugineus)

This is one of those parasitic insects you don't want to be reading too much about over your dinner'

It does what it says on the tin, grabbing it's victims, often mid-air and injecting its eggs in their abdomen. The larvae that develop over the next 12 to 14 days, killing its host in the process.

In this video, a mating couple discover romance isn't all flowers and good wishes from their fellow flies:

comments (5)

Christine Young

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Wow, cool! Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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The horror of efficiency. Flies in this family are so weird, with their pale big heads. Once found this in the garden:

Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Philip Booker
  
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  Spiders?
  
  You're lucky.
  
  That's pretty much what I see in the mirror first thing every morning! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Ugh lol sorry I meant flies :) Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Philip Booker
      
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      Thought you might :-) Posted 5 years ago