Robber Fly Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/robber-fly Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Ophiocordyceps dipterigena https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ophiocordyceps-dipterigena?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ophiocordyceps-dipterigena https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ophiocordyceps-dipterigena#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:26:14 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7564 Ophiocordyceps dipterigena is known for its parasitism on adult flies. killing the flies and then growing its cream-coloured fruiting bodies from the fly’s body and releasing its spores. Ophiocordyceps is a genus of fungi within the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. The widespread genus, first described scientifically by British mycologist Tom Petch in 1931 contains about 140 species that grow on insects Wikipedia A robber fly is killed by parasitic/zombie fungus (Ophiocordyceps […]

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]]> Ophiocordyceps dipterigena is known for its parasitism on adult flies. killing the flies and then growing its cream-coloured fruiting bodies from the fly’s body and releasing its spores.

Ophiocordyceps is a genus of fungi within the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. The widespread genus, first described scientifically by British mycologist Tom Petch in 1931 contains about 140 species that grow on insects Wikipedia

A robber fly is killed by parasitic/zombie fungus (Ophiocordyceps dipterigena).

Known also as zombie fungus.

Location: Lower Peirce Reservoir – Jan 2023

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ophiocordyceps-dipterigena/feed 0 7564 Robber Fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/robber-fly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robber-fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/robber-fly#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:47:46 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3679 The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. Wikipedia The name “robber flies” reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey […]

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]]> The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. Wikipedia

The name “robber flies” reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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