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  1. Insects and Spiders

Flies

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  • Snipe Fly

    Snipe Fly

  • Robber Fly grooming

    Robber Fly grooming

  • Bee Fly

    Bee Fly

  • Hover Fly

    Hover Fly

  • Crane Fly

    Crane Fly

  • Mating House Flies

    Mating House Flies

  • Green Bottle Fly

    Green Bottle Fly

  • Hover Fly

    Hover Fly

  • Golden Dung Fly?

    Golden Dung Fly?

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  • Mating midges on an apple blossom.

    Mating midges on an apple blossom.

  • Dance Fly

    Dance Fly

  • Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

  • Very small Flower Fly

    Very small Flower Fly

  • Small Fly.

    Small Fly.

  • Green Bottle Fly

    Green Bottle Fly

  • Mating "March" Flies.  Notice the sexual dimorphism.  Until I found them mating, I assumed these insects were two different species. The male has the bigger eyes.

    Mating "March" Flies. Notice the sexual dimorphism. Until I found them mating, I assumed these insects were two different species. The male has the bigger eyes.

  • Mating Dance Flies.  Male is holding the threesome by two legs.  The male delivers prey (in this case a fly of a different species - a Male March Fly) to the female, apparently to keep her distracted.  I found about a dozen threesomes similarly engaged on a single small tree.

    Mating Dance Flies. Male is holding the threesome by two legs. The male delivers prey (in this case a fly of a different species - a Male March Fly) to the female, apparently to keep her distracted. I found about a dozen threesomes similarly engaged on a single small tree.

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  • Crane Fly

    Crane Fly

  • Tachinid Fly

    Tachinid Fly

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  • Hover Fly, hovering.

    Hover Fly, hovering.

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  • The head of a maggot (larval fly).

    The head of a maggot (larval fly).

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  • Mating flies

    Mating flies

  • Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

  • Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

  • Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

  • Dung Fly

    Dung Fly

  • Fly and prey

    Fly and prey

  • Flower Fly in flight, approaching a flower.

    Flower Fly in flight, approaching a flower.

  • It is a fly eat fly world.

    It is a fly eat fly world.

  • Either a well-nourished or constipated fly.  Probably a Vinegar Fly that feeds on decaying fruit.

    Either a well-nourished or constipated fly. Probably a Vinegar Fly that feeds on decaying fruit.

  • A fly colorful enough to warm the cockles of any Dipterist's heart.

    A fly colorful enough to warm the cockles of any Dipterist's heart.

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