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Flatbush Gardener 🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@colinpurrington" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>colinpurrington</span></a></span> <br>I don't *think* I have any rot holes in the three trees on my property (though the cherry is a possibility). NYC iNat obs only start in 2023; likely gone unobserved until then.<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&amp;order_by=observed_on&amp;place_id=674&amp;preferred_place_id=1&amp;taxon_id=361289" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations?o</span><span class="invisible">rder=asc&amp;order_by=observed_on&amp;place_id=674&amp;preferred_place_id=1&amp;taxon_id=361289</span></a></p><p>Aside from being a new species record for my garden, my observation stands out:<br>* Earliest. No other May obs. FOY 2025.<br>* All other obs in green spaces: cemeteries, parks, natural areas.</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MasterNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterNaturalist</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/Bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bugs</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/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syrphidae</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>
Sharon Cummings Art (Back Up)<p>Colorful Fly Fishing Lure. New in my classic Color Fusion series!</p><p>ART<br><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-fly-fishing-lure-art-sharon-cummings.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fineartamerica.com/featured/co</span><span class="invisible">lorful-fly-fishing-lure-art-sharon-cummings.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fishy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/angler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>angler</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/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flyfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flyfishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leisure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leisure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recreation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recreational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmadeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmadeart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SharonCummingsArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharonCummingsArt</span></a></p>
Cascade Pine<p>This beauty is a Golden-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea).</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Albert Cardona<p>And a fly hunting another fly:</p><p>Coenosia sp. predating upon what looks like a bibionidae fly.</p><p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282131214" 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">82131214</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/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Coprolite9000 - PixelfedMiscellaneous <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> shots from earlier today - including some bonus <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/lichensubscribe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lichensubscribe</a>... <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/Derbyshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Derbyshire</a>, near Black Rocks above Cromford.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/beetles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/flies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a>
Bryan Wright<p>Another bee-mimicking robber fly. This one has caught a beetle.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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/flyfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flyfriday</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>
Willa :v_trans: :v_bi:<p>The dandelions (𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦) were out en masse at Thompson Park on our last hike, and there were many tiny critters fully enjoying them.</p><p>Clockwise, from top left:<br>1. One of many fields of dandelions<br>2. Hoverfly (family Syrphidae, species undetermined) on a dandelion<br>3. Tiny bee (probably a sweat bee, family Halictidae, species undetermined) on a dandelion<br>4. Two ants (family Formicidae, species undetermined) on a dandelion</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/BloomScrollingWithInsect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrollingWithInsect</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/InsectThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectThursday</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/WildFlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlowers</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>A beautiful crane fly, kind enough to pose for me a little while. </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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>
Bryan Wright<p>This handsome bee-mimicking robber fly has caught a smaller fly for dinner. Happy fly / poor fly !</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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/athropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>athropods</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Lots of ants, flies, and beetles have been showing up in the pawpaw patch. Apparently highly attractive to scorpionflies (Mecoptera), too, though I've yet to see them. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/annonaceae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>annonaceae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pawpaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pawpaw</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</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/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FlydayFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlydayFriday</span></a>: Warm weather has returned and so have what I call "zebra flies", _Anthomyia_! With their dark red eyes and striking black and white stripes they are very appealing. </p><p><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/FlyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlyFriday</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> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Anthomyiidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthomyiidae</span></a></p>
Alex Wild<p>In many flies, males and females can be sexed by looking at the size of the compound eyes, with those of the male being larger. These two blow flies show the difference.</p><p>See, this is why you follow me. Practical life skills, like sexing blow flies. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/calliphoridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calliphoridae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2056446/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2056446/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Whangārei house badly damaged after speeding car flies over property, crashes <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/after" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>after</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airborne</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/badly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>badly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/before" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>before</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/being" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>being</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crashes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crashing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/damaged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damaged</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/from" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>from</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/house" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>house</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/luck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luck</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/residents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>residents</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/roof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roof</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/seriously" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seriously</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sheer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speeding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stopped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stopped</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/that" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>that</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/through" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>through</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/went" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>went</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/whangrei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whangrei</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/when" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>when</span></a></p>
Albert Cardona<p>The eyes of some fly species are really something. Can help but wonder how does the brain process visual input arriving from a vast fraction of a 360-degrees sphere around its head.</p><p>Syritta pipiens, a hoverfly.<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277693898" 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">77693898</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/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> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/vision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vision</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>A sweet, cuddly bee fly (Bombylius major) on a daisy. I love these fuzzy little needle-nosed cartoons.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>A microscopic fungus gnat posing patiently on my fingernail.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>A little fly methodically working his way through all the florets of a daisy. He took his time and was very thorough.</p><p>(I think he's a milichiid or "freeloader fly".)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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/InverteFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InverteFest</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Daniel 🐅🏔<p>Ahhhh I got caught up processing photos and forgot to share</p><p>But here's one... my first ever Bee Fly!!!🥰 </p><p>I have fallen in love with them via other people's photos this Spring and I was really hoping to see one this year</p><p>So cool</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CityNatureChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityNatureChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CityNatureChallenge2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityNatureChallenge2025</span></a></p>
rsp<p>Four flies for <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FridayFlyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayFlyDay</span></a> which I photographed in the back yard yesterday.</p><p>Genus Zacompsia (I think)--a picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiida. Neotephritis finalis<br> (Sunflower Seed Maggot fly)--a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. Genus Elachiptera--genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae (larvae feed on grasses). Cylindromyia intermedia--a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. </p><p><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/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</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/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a></p>
Bryan Wright<p>This little lance fly spent a long time tasting my fingers. Eventually she decided that I wasn't edible and went to look elsewhere for dinner.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fly</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>