Machimus atricapillus - frontal, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

A frontal view of this robberfly, showing a few characteristics typical of robberflies:
- The eyes never touch each other
- Always bearded
- The proboscis sticking through the beard (in black), its main weapon to pierce prey and suck them dry
- Long grabby legs to catch prey in flight

Robberflies behave quite similar to dragonflies when it comes to photography. They always know you're there yet often allow a slow approach. When they do flee, just stay in place, as they very often return to the exact same spot.