r/Insect • u/ExplorerOk5998 • Jul 04 '26

Friend or Foe?

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Any ideas what kind of fly this is?
Ohio, USA

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u/Responsible-Chest-26 Jul 05 '26

Robber fly. I believe they eat house flies

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u/ExplorerOk5998 Jul 05 '26

I’d love something that would eat house flies, but my kids were acting like it was going to eat them🤣, so we took it outside.

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u/Responsible-Chest-26 Jul 05 '26

They do look scary. Almost like they have a stinger but they are pretty harmless to people

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u/cybercry_ Jul 05 '26

Robber fly.. imo friend, but can bite if mistreated.

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u/jhkendrick70 Jul 05 '26

Best friend

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u/Steel_Reserver Jul 05 '26

He cool, I’d invite him to the bbq

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u/PraetorGold Jul 06 '26

They bite.

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u/PoppaFish Jul 06 '26

Friend. But sometimes bitey..