Hornet Robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) ©

            Male Hornet Robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) is a predator, sitting and waiting on a suitable perch (such as a stone or pile of animal dung) for smaller insects to fly past, which it catches on the wing. It prefers dung beetles, but will also eat bees and grasshoppers. It breeds in animal dung on heathland and downland, the larvae hatching and feeding on beetle grubs in the soil. 
Priority species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. 

The main reason for the decline in the Hornet robberfly is the transferral of harmful chemicals from the treatments farmers use on their livestock, to the dung in which the insects live. In turn, this kills, or causes serious deformities in, the robberflies that feed on the dung.

Photo by Nick Dobbs, New Forest, 23-09-2023

Taken in: UK / England / New Forest / Brockenhurst (show map)

Taken on: September 23, 2023

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Camera: Sony DSC-RX10M4, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 28.9mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX10M4
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	28.9mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GIMP 2.10.34
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