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I needed to get this out of my brain.
Also don’t bring up Vollucella or else 🤛🏻
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An amazing experience to learn more about the taxonomy of flies, undertake fieldwork in a tropical forest, and chat ecologies with experts in the evenings.
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Black, brown and white fly with dark red eyes and translucent wings nectaring on branch of small yellow flowers.
Happy Fly-Day. We made it!
Black-shouldered drone fly
(Eristalis dimidiata) 🪰
on golden rod on 9-11-25
in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood
#flyDay #eastCoastKin #macro #photography #macroPhotography #bugsky #diptera #wildflowers #chicago #nature #art
assassin fly eating a small flesh fly
assassin fly eating a small flesh fly
flowering plant on coastal dune
coastal dune habitat
#FlyFriday
assassin fly Neolophonotus sp. (Asilidae: Asilinae) with small flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) prey - photographed on a coastal dune in foggy/overcast weather at McDougall's Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa - 31 January 2026
#asiloidflies
Some final Fly-intines cards for you and your Fly-est Valentine! 🪰❤️
15.02.2026 01:13 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🎶She comes in colors ev'rywhere
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow🎶 Some more Fly Themed Valentine's for YOUR Fly Valentine! ❤️ #Diptera #FliesAreAwesome
A Valentine with a robber fly in the center, with the text "Are you a robber fly, Valentine? Because you've stolen my heart"
A Valentine with a blow fly in the center, covered in sparkles and a bow, with the text "I think you're pretty fly, Valentine!"
Happy Flyday everyone! Here's some Valentine's for you to share with any Fly Folks in your life!! 💕🪰 #Flyday #Diptera
13.02.2026 20:34 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
To celebrate #DarwinDay2026 #DarwinDay - here is the Type of Anthrax primitiva (=Chrysanthrax) which was collected by the birthday boy from 'Galapagos' - and here is Francis Walkers original description #treasures #flies #beeflies #bombyliidae #collections
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A yellow round sticker with the words Let It Fly surrounded by 5 flies
Let it fly!! Check out this awesome fly art from jyoon_bug on instagram! 🪰❤️ #Diptera #FliesAreAwesome
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The collections at @nhm-london.bsky.social are full of glorious specimens esp the Flies. But they also come with lots of extra information
Roger Crosskey wrote down his feelings 50 years ago about this species complex - his frustration evident
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How could you not love flies?? Look at this perfect friend! 🪰❤️
06.02.2026 18:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Happy #FlyDay! Mark your calendars and join Team Diptera for some Fly Trivia on February 11th!
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Do you love flies? Do you love trivia??? Come join Team Diptera for a fun Trivia Night, February 11th, 6PM MST on our Discord channel! Links in the link tree in our bio. #Diptera #FliesAreWonderful
02.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1Love an obvious haltere! What a lovely tipple!
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A deer fly (Diptera: Tabanidae: Chrysops sp.) biting my hand. As with related horse flies, females require blood for egg production. Most lay their eggs near water, and are therefore found most often near marshes, lakes, and streams. Pinckney State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 09 Jun 2012.
A deer fly (Diptera: Tabanidae: Chrysops sp.) biting my hand. As with related horse flies, females require blood for egg production. Most lay their eggs near water, and are therefore found most often near marshes, lakes, and streams. Pinckney State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 09 Jun 2012.
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A close-up image shows a predatory insect holding and feeding on another insect while perched on a twig. The fly’s large green eye and fine details of both insects are clearly visible.
Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 14, 2026
Robber fly with winged termite
Asilus sp. / Reticulitermes sp.
Diptera: Asilidae / Blattodea: Termitidae
Observed in West Bengal, India
By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal, India
#arthropodPOTW
Ahh the problem with common names
The original description of this image -'Fruit flies undergo a prelude of dances prior to mating'
It's a Tephritidae - a fruit fly. NOT Drosophila - what many refer to as a fruit fly (from family Drosophilidae aka Vinegar flies). Quite different (see image of cat)
digital doodle of four horseflies as the four horsemen of the apocalypse death- grey dead fly which is a museum specimen pestilence- yellow fly covered in fungal growth war- red pink fly with a sewing needle as a weapon famine- olive green fly in a bowl of soup with a spoon in it
blame @franzanth.bsky.social for this, he just dropped this nonsense on me before scuttling off to bed so i had to make it before I went to bed or it would haunt my dreams
#SciArt #Diptera #invertebrates
Lovely fly representation! 🪰
14.01.2026 18:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Willistoniella sp., ropalomerid fly (Ropalomeridae). Photo taken at Fly School 2024 by @bertonemyia.bsky.social
Limoniinae,bobbing crane fly (Tipulidae). Photo taken at Fly School 2024 by @bertonemyia.bsky.social
Stilt-legged fly (Micropezidae). Photo taken at Fly School 2024 by @bertonemyia.bsky.social
Lauxaniid fly (Lauxaniidae). Photo taken at Fly School 2024 by @bertonemyia.bsky.social
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13.01.2026 16:46 — 👍 26 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 4
What a time to be alive!! #FliesofBritainandIreland coming out SOON
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World Muscidae catalogue cover
Just out. Lots of muscid info packed into 1,341 pp.
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Acrostic postcard of the Scaeva genus.
🖌️ Hoverfly Genera 🎨
An acrostic postcard all about ‘Hockey Stick’ hoverflies. Hope it brings you joy! 🌸
#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration
March flies (Diptera: Bibionidae) spend most of their lives as larvae in shallow soil. Once or twice a year those of the same species in a given area pupate and emerge as adults in unison. They then spend just a few days mating and laying eggs before they die. Palmyra Michigan, 28 May 2017.
March flies (Diptera: Bibionidae) spend most of their lives as larvae in shallow soil. Once or twice a year those of the same species in a given area pupate and emerge as adults in unison. They then spend just a few days mating and laying eggs before they die. Palmyra Michigan, 28 May 2017.
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Louse flies with unhatched puparia
My first louse (flat) flies of the year! Stenepteryx (Crataerina) hirundinis puparia (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) with flies emerging about 5 months early. I probably should have kept them somewhere cooler!
04.01.2026 05:48 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Did you know 1000+ species of fly were described in 2025?? What a year! #Diptera #FliesAreCool
03.01.2026 04:02 — 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
White-clubbed Glasswing Art Work - Scaeva pyrastri
🎨 White-clubbed Glasswing Art Work 🖌️
Painting of White-clubbed Glasswing (Scaeva pyrastri) – also known as one of the hockey stick hoverflies
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #Nature #NatureIllustration
To learn more visit hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com
Robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are voracious predators of other insects. They patiently wait for prey to pass by and then grab them. They use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject digestive enzymes and then suck out the insides. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, 17 Jun 2017.
Robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are voracious predators of other insects. They patiently wait for prey to pass by and then grab them. They use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject digestive enzymes and then suck out the insides. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, 17 Jun 2017.
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Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
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