ムシヒキアブ

noun

robber fly

Refers to any fly of the family Asilidae. In Japanese, the name literally means 'insect-pulling horsefly'.

• ムシヒキアブは他ほかの昆こん虫ちゅうを捕つかまえて食たべる。

  Robber flies catch and eat other insects.

• 庭にわでムシヒキアブを見みつけた。

  I found a robber fly in the garden.