For #FlyFriday: mating robber flies, maybe genus Tolmerus?
#flyfriday #Diptera #flies #insects #inaturalist
For #FlyFriday: mating robber flies on a laurel leaf
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Scuba-diving flies, for #flyfriday:
This Daring Fly Swims in a Shimmering Bubble Shield | Deep Look
https://youtube.com/watch?v=T88hBWlxuMQ&si=vAmJauHxePCt6nj5
An unidentified bristly, golden fly staring into the abyss.
#fly #flies #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography
#fly #flies #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography
@riffreporter Da ist euch wohl ein Tippfehler unterlaufen. Wir haben hier andere Freitage:
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#FensterFreitag
#FernFriday
#FlowerFriday
#FridayFlowers
#FlyFriday
#FrogFriday
#PhotographyFriday
#WindowFriday
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#Fensterfreitag #fernfriday #flowerfriday #fridayflowers #flyfriday #frogFriday #photographyfriday #WindowFriday
A beautiful little Condylostylus for #FlyFriday.
#fly #flies #dolichopodidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #nature #photography
#flyfriday #fly #flies #dolichopodidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #nature #photography
Chonky boy for largemouth bass. If the wind stays calm, I'll take it out on the paddle board tonight.
#flyfishing #flytying #flyfriday #fishing #largemouthbass #outdoors #nature
#flyfishing #flytying #flyfriday #fishing #largemouthbass #outdoors #nature
An awl fly (Xylophagidae), Rachicerus obscuripennis, with its comb-like antennae, for #FlyFriday.
#fly #flies #xylophagidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
#flyfriday #fly #flies #xylophagidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
It's #FlydayFriday! Here's a picture-winged fly (family Ulidiidae) I recently found in a community garden.
#flydayfriday #flyday #flyfriday #insects #flies #Diptera #Ulidiidae
A hypnotic-eyed, soft-focus tabanid fly who has obviously been twirling his upturned moustache in anticipation of eating.... er, MEETING you.
#fly #flies #FlyFriday #tabanidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
#fly #flies #flyfriday #tabanidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
Hovering hoverfly! #pollinator #Diptera #flyfriday
#pollinator #diptera #flyfriday
Here's a little syrphid #fly. I think it's a Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus). I like this picture because the veins in the wings are so easy to see.
You can tell that this fly is in the family #syrphidae by looking at its wings. If you zoom in on the middle of a wing you'll see a place where 2 lines cross, making a + sign. The short line is a real vein, but the long one is a false vein. It's just a dark ridge, not a real vein. Nearly all syrphids have this.
#fly #syrphidae #flyfriday #photography
A Violet Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus chalybeus). These flies are wasp mimics. They even flick their wings the way mud-dauber wasps do. From some angles they are dark, Darth Vader black. From other angles they have the color of cobalt blue bottles.
#fly #flies #syrphidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #FlyFriday #photography
#fly #flies #syrphidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography
It's #FlyFriday! Show me your flies so I can boost!
Please enjoy this yellow fellow I spotted last week in a park garden.
#flyfriday #flyday #flydayfriday #insects #flies #Diptera
A Robber Fly/Assassin Fly (Asilidae) resting on a leaf of Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans).
The fly is a powerful predator of insects.
The leaf of the plant is something you want to avoid touching, even just with your shoes.
#FlyFriday #flies #insects #plant #botany
#botany #plant #insects #flies #flyfriday
A crane fly in the reeds (there's a book title for you!).
Does anybody know yet what (or if) adult crane flies eat? Their elaborate mouthparts are fascinating. Is this fly watching/sniffing for mates or food? Or just enjoying the sunshine and rippling water?
#fly #flies #tipulidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography #FlyFriday #nature
#fly #flies #tipulidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography #flyfriday #nature