: any of a family (Asilidae) of predaceous dipteran flies including some resembling bumblebees
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Recent Examples on the WebThe robber fly was chosen because of its highly predictable interception path to catch prey. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2022 Karin Nordstrom at Flinders University tells Yong that this study raises the possibility that other predator insects including robber flies and dragonflies also use stereopsis. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Feb. 2018