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Keith Bayless

@thekeithing.bsky.social

Genomics, systematics, evolution of flies. @CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection. IG: the_keithing Fly Hunter: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-05/meet-the-amazing-fly-hunter/102193972

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A tale of toilets, traps and tenacity The true story of a very stinky fly hunt.

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16.11.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Australia
YouTube video by Nathan The courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Australia

New preprint!

Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations

Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)

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with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al

11.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A crab’s carapace rises above a malaise trap soup, which usually primarily collects flying insects

A crab’s carapace rises above a malaise trap soup, which usually primarily collects flying insects

What are you doing in this malaise residue, cuz?

11.02.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the #strangerthings find in the Upside Down, whoops I mean #DownUnder is the Western Clawless Upside-down fly - Nothoasteia clausa. Always facing down, they dart around inside Xanthorrhoea grass trees. I'm looking forward to exploring the mystery of their relationships to other #Diptera

02.12.2024 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kicking off with a nice fly- Tambourella endriandrae

18.10.2024 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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