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Snail-killing Fly (Sepedon sphegea) This was one of those &#039;risky, but ultimately worth it&#039; moments, as I perched precariously on what felt like a very unstable mound of grass, right on the edge of a river, streching to catch sight of what was moving, many feet away, further along the bank, almost out of sight.<br /> <br /> I got video too.............<section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Fs2q2IvaKhs?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Geotagged,Sepedon sphegea,Summer,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Snail-killing Fly (Sepedon sphegea)

This was one of those 'risky, but ultimately worth it' moments, as I perched precariously on what felt like a very unstable mound of grass, right on the edge of a river, streching to catch sight of what was moving, many feet away, further along the bank, almost out of sight.

I got video too.............

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Very cool, interesting how it probes in search of food (I assume). Great that you kept dry feet too :) Posted one month ago
    1. View Philip Booker's profile
      Philip Booker
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      I had actually worked out in my head how, in the event of my slipping, or the bank giving away, I was going to save my camera from the water, if not myself.

      It's nice to get one's priorities in place......:-)       Posted one month ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I know exactly how you feel as I've slipped past cliffs and such: oh no, the camera! Posted one month ago

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The Blue Long-horned Snailkiller

"Sepedon sphegea" is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. The larva feeds on aquatic snails and as an opportunist on other invertebrates.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Philip Booker
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Jul 12, 2022. Captured Jul 11, 2022 17:04 in V282+7W Lewes, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 163.85mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.