Konrad Wothe / Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) with compound eyes, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Nick Upton / Snipe fly or Downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on a fence post looking out for flying prey, Wiltshire, UK, June.

MYN / Tim Hunt / Snipe fly (Rhagio scolopacea), garden in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Konrad Wothe / Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) with compound eyes, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Guy Edwardes / Snipe fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on leaf, Dorset, UK, June.

Rod Williams / Downlooker snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May