Can anyone ID this bug /beetle please ?

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    Photo taken in Greece this summer (though not by me). Can anyone put a name to the beastie? It seems to be getting stuck into a bumble bee.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions :thumbsup:

    Mrs Dave says it's a venomous flying prawn !

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    Dave, it's an Assasin Bug/Beetle common in Europe and by the pic it is living up to it's name.
     
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      Nasty looking beast, don't want it in the UK:D
       
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      Many thanks Strongylodon - thanks to your ID I've just been looking it up on Google and by all accounts it's a nasty little blighter!

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