Title

Hornet Robberfly

Caption

Hornet Robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) adult, feeding on common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) prey, Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jun 22, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Reference

BRK22G60_048

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3531 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Acrididae Apocrita Brachycera British Caelifera Chorthippus brunneus Common Field Grasshopper Common Field Grasshoppers Europe Gomphocerinae Grasshopper Grasshoppers Hornet predator flies Hornet robber fly Insect Insecta Insects No People North Europe Northern Europe Orthoptera Pterygota Short-horned grasshopper Slant-faced grasshopper Slant-faced grasshoppers Surrey Vespidae Vespinae Vespoidea Wasps adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals of prey behavior behaviour capture catch catches dead dead person dead persons death deaths deceased deserted died eat empty feed feeding flying insect flying insects forage foraging from the front front view front views frontal frontal view grasshopper grasshoppers habitat ingestion locust mature matures national natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside prey prey animal preying preys pterygote insect search for food searching for food social wasp social wasps summer summery uninhabited view from the front wasp wasps wildlife photography Asilidae Diptera England European hornet European hornets Flies Fly Hymenoptera Laphria flava Robber fly True fly Vespa crabro animal feed animal feeds fauna wildlife Great Britain UK United Kingdom