freaks mate, ID help please

[agent A]

looks like a fly mating with an assassin bug

anyone know what these r and how to care for them?

also, who is who??

thanx

 

[mkayum]

Oh my god...Such a bizarre photo...

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[Myrmecologist2]

Male on the left, female on the right. AKA march flies, they rise in groups, mate, lay eggs, and die. I belive the larvae are subterrarian and feed off grass roots.

Bibio xanthopus or fraternus.

 

[agent A]

i put them up on bugguide

i think they r assassin bugs but i am not positive :huh:

 

[mkayum]

Male on the left, female on the right.

Bibio xanthopus or fraternus

I googled it... WOW! Interesting!

 

[agent A]

gotta be Bibio xanthopus judging by thorax color

 

[patrickfraser]

Very strange, indeed. It looks like a beetle mating with a fly. Who knew?

 

[brancsikia339]

deff Bibio xanthopus pair