Albert Cardona<p>Maggots. We really don't give then enough credit. They can do so much with so little:</p><p>"Sensation of electric fields in the Drosophila melanogaster larva", Tadres et al. 2025 (Matthieu Louis' lab).<br><a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00299-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/fullt</span><span class="invisible">ext/S0960-9822(25)00299-4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Drosophila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drosophila</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ElectricSensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricSensing</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DrosophilaLarva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrosophilaLarva</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a></p>
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Albert Cardona<p>Front legs, who needs them right? It's not only mantis who dispense of them for walking. But to be fair midgets don't really ever walk. So the sensory neurons at the tips of their legs (hence flies can taste with their feet) may here have become part of a second pair of antennae.</p><p>Microtendipes sp. midget in full double antennae mode. The bushiness of its actual antennae suggests it's a male.<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268734651" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">68734651</span></a><br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/midgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midgets</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Dark-edged Bee-fly today near <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NatureCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) in flight today in <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>. <br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NatureCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>I recharged my mosquito traps yesterday: fresh water, some leaves, then a sticky card in the upper part to make sure the pregnant females don't escape. Wish stores would sell these so that more people used them. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosquitoes</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosquito</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major). People have various ways of marking the start of spring, the appearance of these is mine. In <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NatureCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a></p>
Albert Cardona<p>First bee fly of the season: Bombylius major. Cambridge, UK.<br><a href="http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267537047" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">67537047</span></a><br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Bombylidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bombylidae</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/beeflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beeflies</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>Galls on a fallen red oak leaf, made by gall midges (Cecidomyiidae).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidomyiidae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidomy</span><span class="invisible">iidae</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthropods</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Enrique Gil Alcubilla<p>Trypetoptera punctulata. Cópula de este diminuto díptero, de apenas 5 mm. de longitud y distribución mediterránea. Los adultos pueden localizarse de mayo a octubre.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insectos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mosca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturaleza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturaleza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografia</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>A handsome fly (Lucilia?) lapping at sap flowing down the side of a sugar maple. This little rivulet attracted many flies and wasps looking for a treat in an otherwise still wintery landscape. Spring is coming!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthropods</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BREAKING</span></a>: the witch hazel flowers are fully unfurled. These flies are taking advantage—I was surprised to see them out and about! </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/florespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>florespondence</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpringWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpringWatch</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Limoniid Crane Fly (family Limoniidae) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 24 Nov 2024. A large fly with even longer legs.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254289640" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">54289640</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/CraneFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CraneFlies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Tipulomorpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tipulomorpha</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>If you live in Ontario and like leaf miners, Charley Eiseman would be grateful for pics of ones living on ornamental geraniums. He'd be extra happy if you'd collect the leaves and rear the larvae into adulthood (it's fun). Details in link. Photo of Agromyza nigrescens on dusky crane's-bill by Hannah Mews (CC BY-NC). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/LeafMiners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeafMiners</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/inaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geranium</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ontario</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toronto</span></a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/33779/journal/107467" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/projects/33779</span><span class="invisible">/journal/107467</span></a></p>
budak<p>oyen</p><p><a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/orange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orange</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/lalat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lalat</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/flyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flyday</span></a></p>
rsp<p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FridayFlyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayFlyDay</span></a> <br>Robber fly (Family Asilidae) of the genus Ospriocerus. Robber flies are powerfully built predators of arthropods. They are the big cats of the insect world. </p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flies</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Bee Fly, genus Ligyra spotted at Coney Island, Singapore on 10 Nov 2024. The posture of the wings probably give the impression that it is a bee.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251144576" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">51144576</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a></p>
Albert Cardona<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span> Black soldier flies have beautiful eyes, and their abdomens can be bright red:</p><p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130806984" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">30806984</span></a></p><p>The "ugly" maggots are always hidden away, into soil. Whereas adults are beautiful and sleek, and are quite easy to recognise; with their distribution being worldwide almost certainly there are some near where you are. See a few that I've spotted:<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/lifelists/albertcardona?view=tree&details_view=observations&taxon_id=82177" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/lifelists/albe</span><span class="invisible">rtcardona?view=tree&details_view=observations&taxon_id=82177</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SoldierFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoldierFlies</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a></p>
Enrique Gil Alcubilla<p>Las típulas o zancudos son enormes dípteros de vuelo muy torpe que se suelen perseguir con saña. No obstante, como se aprecia en las fotos, carecen de aparato bucal chupador con el que nos puedan picar. Si se cuela alguno en casa, cógelo sin miedo entre las manos y sácalo fuera.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insectos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturaleza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturaleza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a></p>
Ashes and Dust<p>A green midge (Chironomidae) for <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flyday</span></a>.<br>Manitoba, Canada.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FlydayFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlydayFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FridayFlyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayFlyday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FlyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/chironomidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chironomidae</span></a></p>
Ashes and Dust<p>Dung flies. God love 'em. The larvae of most species don't actually eat the dung, but rather the larvae of other flies that are eating the dung. Like a lethal game of maggot tag in a pile of shit.</p><p>Here's a crappy pic of one I took chilling on a fresh cow pat.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dung</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Scathophagidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scathophagidae</span></a></p>
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