Could not match this fly to any of the Australian lists, its structure matches a Robber but the colour does not ?? There was a distinct buzzing when it flew.
your right thats a robberfly
Yep. Robberfly. As a youngster I used to handle the big ones pretty regularly, but was later told they can bite real hard.
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