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Robber fly with huge moustache enjoying its breakfast

flickr.com — Robber flies have a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax) that helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense.

Who dugg this? Made popular Feb 12, 2009

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  • inactive, on 02/10/2009, -0/+55๏̯͡๏﴿
  • ryptide, on 02/12/2009, -3/+25DIABEETUS!
  • Branchex, on 02/12/2009, -1/+22It seems Jamie from the Mythbusters has successfully turned himself into a fly. That mad scientist.
  • doublefelix, on 02/11/2009, -0/+14Ahh, the zoidberg cyanurus
  • angel.wardriver, on 02/11/2009, -0/+12Never had really seen a moustache on a fly before; cool yet creepy up-close and personal in the pic.
  • ChromaVita, on 02/12/2009, -0/+10*****. That.
  • Zervaman, on 02/12/2009, -0/+10Gah, bugs are 100x more creepy up close.

    But check this thing out...it's a super-sized bug-thing!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod
  • Scott83k, on 02/11/2009, -0/+8That beetle seems to have gotten himself in a hairy situation
  • CoreyTamas, on 02/12/2009, -0/+7No, don't. They'll start pressuring us to call flies "***** kittens".
  • dudestuff, on 02/12/2009, -0/+7myth: plausible.
  • Truth3, on 02/12/2009, -1/+6RAPE!
  • immatellyouwhat, on 02/12/2009, -0/+5Kill them both with fire!
  • AlienMushroom, on 02/12/2009, -0/+4It's still full of *****.
  • breadfred, on 02/12/2009, -0/+4It's big enough to be *****, that's for sure...
  • soccaparker, on 02/12/2009, -0/+4That image will haunt my dreams tonight.
  • Truth3, on 02/12/2009, -0/+4O rly?
  • vtbarrera, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4Damn, those things look nasty.
  • ChromaVita, on 02/12/2009, -0/+3A bird with a moustache.
  • Kennui, on 02/12/2009, -0/+3*****?
  • inactive, on 02/12/2009, -0/+3yes but the fly itself has quite a 'stache, reminds me of mine when I was 16 and just had the occasional really long hair on the upper lip

    but I'm surprised no one else noticed this duality
  • itsthehumidity, on 02/12/2009, -0/+3*Actual size
  • OSXpert, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2If you zoom out a little farther, you can see the bird about to finish off both of them.
  • christoast, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Someone call PETA
  • inactive, on 02/14/2009, -0/+2I'm sorry there's a no dericks with mustache clause.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Now come on you guys it's not funny to make fun of my Diabeetus.


    -Scott Malkensen
  • taketheleap, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Uh, keep those ***** comments on Flickr and/or YouTube.
  • timmyduboy, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2I for one would not welcome the mini bearded overlord, despite Christmas eyes.
  • trashsportcat, on 02/14/2009, -0/+2Stupid Flanders.
  • ctabone, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2via wikipedia - Asilidae:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
  • GraceHead, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Damn Nature, You Hairy!
  • wily6, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Check out those eyes!
  • akrep1899, on 02/12/2009, -1/+3mustache riiide
  • techdever, on 02/13/2009, -0/+2hiydly diddly negibourino
  • ShiftyBizniss, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2i love shrimp... endless shrimp
  • Zervaman, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Yeah, I know they're not technically the same thing from a scientific standpoint, but to me shrimp look a lot like ***** underwater bugs. nasty *****.
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -0/+1I would ***** piss my pants if I saw something like that crawling at me. The worst part is that it would only creep me out more to stomp on it - at least with regular sized bugs you can take pleasure in knowing that yo have ultimate power over them.
  • digg1520, on 02/13/2009, -0/+1Holy *****:
    http://bioephemera.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ ...

    That thing is pure evil.
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -0/+1Does that mean I'd get sentenced to 1 year in jail for stomping on one?
  • Larsonal777, on 02/12/2009, -1/+2since when did crustacean = bug.

    I don't go to Red Lobster and order a nice helping of popcorn bugs.
  • inactive, on 02/12/2009, -0/+1don't make dollas
    don't make sense
  • theforrester, on 02/12/2009, -1/+2Don't call me Robber, call me Robére.
  • solidcube, on 02/12/2009, -0/+1The fly is like "Yum!" But the poor beetle is like "EEKWTF?!?!"
  • trashsportcat, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1An A+++shot?

  • trashsportcat, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1personally I believe that flys with moustache and wifi-antenna on their heads are totally un-american.

    whatever that means..
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -0/+1Breakfast? That what they're calling it these days?
  • trashsportcat, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1Nope.
    This fly is kosher and actually eating a scarab.
  • imkidred, on 02/12/2009, -0/+1Amazing photo.
  • trashsportcat, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1Like your mom when she gave birth to you.
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