Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Despite appearances, this photo wasn’t taken in a studio, but on a late afternoon walk with the sun low on the horizon and no flash at all: the sun was my flash, shining on from under my camera.
Siphona sp. (tentative ID) http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181805824
#insects #entomology #flies #diptera #inaturalist
Ben S · @twizzt
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Jake Rayson · @natureworks
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Nematoceran fly —aka mosquito or midge-like— sipping nectar, its head and paintbrush antennae (the size alone labels it as male: their purpose is to locate females) bobbing up and down as if listening to heavy metal. Wish I recorded a video.
Faintest idea what species this is, I have not.
#midges #insects #entomology #diptera #inaturalist
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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How cool. I never managed to identify these maggots from a microbial mat in Yellowstone National Park. By comparing with the larvae of alkaline flies in the video, I see they also have spiky prolegs–perhaps members of the same family, since most dipterans don't have them at all.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28847629
Digging a bit, I have this other adjacent observation of adult flies walking on those waters https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28847765 labeled as Ephydridae ... they are likely related if not the same species.
#iNaturalist #Diptera #entomology #insects #Yellowstone #flies #FlyDay
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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According to https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343983-Volucella-zonaria there are many observations in the UK indeed, but I've only ever seen Volucella zonaria once in the UK.
The large hoverfly I see frequently, at least in Cambridge, is the yellow-haired sun fly, Myathropa florea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180250789 This one seems like a mimic as well, but its larvae grow on detritus in moisty ground.
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Hornet mimic hoverfly, Volucella zonaria http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179384134 which not only resembles (somewhat) a hornet, but also lays its eggs in a hornet nest and its larvae grow up as commensals therein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volucella_zonaria#Biology Badass!
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Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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An unidentified bristly, golden fly staring into the abyss.
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Jake Rayson · @natureworks
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Did I post this already? Well, tough. I 😍 hoverflies, and this beauty has the best name ever: Yellow-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea).
Encourage hoverfly in your garden by creating Hoverfly Lagoons for their larvae. Pollinators and bug munchers.
#wildlife #gardening #WildlifeGardening #diptera #hoverflies #hoverfly
#hoverfly #hoverflies #diptera #wildlifegardening #gardening #wildlife
Axel Steiner · @Natur
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#Wanzenfliegen (Phasia hemiptera) legen ihre Eier an Baumwanzen (Gattungen Palomena und Pentatoma) ab. Die Larven fressen sich anschließend in die Wanze hinein und führen zu deren Tod.
#artenvielfalt #diptera #insects #Tachinidae #Raupenfliegen #insekten #nature #natur #fliegen
#wanzenfliegen #Artenvielfalt #diptera #insects #tachinidae #raupenfliegen #insekten #nature #natur #fliegen
Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Keine "Hummel", sondern die Hummel-Keilfleck|#schwebfliege (#Eristalis intricaria). Typischer Fall von #Mimikry. Auf dicke Hose machen, aber nix dahinter - inkl. Hummelgebrummsel.
#artenvielfalt #nature #insekten #insects #natur #Diptera #Syrphidae #Schwebfliegen #hoverflies
#schwebfliege #Eristalis #Mimikry #Artenvielfalt #nature #insekten #insects #natur #diptera #syrphidae #schwebfliegen #hoverflies
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Mystery midget: #iNaturalist auto-suggestion didn’t even guess the insect order correctly. Holds itself like a mosquito, but only measures about 2.5 mm. Found on a pebble beach by a white pine tree secondary forest.
#dalmatia #insects #entomology #midges #diptera #inaturalist
Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Suillia variegata gehört zu den Scheufliegen und ist an den bedornten Flügelrändern, der lang gefiederten Fühlerborste und den großen dunklen Flecken auf den Flügeln erkennbar. Man findet sie an Pilzen.
#natur #artenvielfalt #insekten #Diptera #nature #insects #Heleomyzidae
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Ben S · @twizzt
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Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Die Goldgrüne Waffenfliege (Chloromyia formosa) ist von der ähnlichen C. speciosa durch die bräunlichen Flügel und die hellen Knie unterscheidbar.
♀️ = mittig getrennte Augen
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David VC39 #FBPE #GTTO · @davidjwestwood
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Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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A beautiful little Condylostylus, watching for prey.
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Amazing. Coincidentally, bees are host to the bee louse (#Braulidae), which is nothing other than a wingless fly adapted to live on bee bodies … just like bat flies do on bats.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braulidae
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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That ants are strong has since long entered popular culture. Yet their strength and persistence is a joy to witness. Inspiring.
Unknown ant dragging a much, much larger dead hoverfly of the Scaeva genus http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178048933 over rugged (relatively speaking) terrain straight into its nest.
#entomology #Hymenoptera #Formicidae #ants #Diptera #hoverflies #insects #iPhonePhotography
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Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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A beautiful little Condylostylus: a fearsome jewel.
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