Robber flies are aerodynamic acrobats, able to spot their prey, dodge around obstacles, and capture smaller insects at high speeds in midflight. Scientists have taken a closer look at how robber flies ...

For those of us who occasionally trip over a curb or bump into a door frame, it’s hard to imagine an organism with a brain smaller than the period at the end of this sentence deftly maneuvering around ...

The Gnat Ogre (Holcocephala fusca) is a predatory robber fly that grabs other insects out of the air, catching them with extreme precision. This particular fly holds a small rove beetle as prey on its ...

Q: I saw this interesting critter sitting on my window screen and it looks like a giant, oddly-shaped bee. Is it good to have around the garden? A: Yes. This is a robber fly, and they come in a range ...