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rattyexplores · 21 hours

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Absolutely gigantic Rutilia fly spotted in the rainforest.

04/12/23 - Rutilia sp.

QLD:WET - Rainforest nursery

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biologist4ever · 1 day

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onenicebugperday · 2 months

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Mosquito on western rainbow boa

Photographed in Ecuador by Matthieu Berroneau

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

(Negative comments about mosquitoes will get you blocked.)

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #mosquito #fly #diptera #parasite #snake #one nice bug #love when they stick their silly lil leggies up in the air

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apsciencebydan · 27 days

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Not A Cat

(Cuterebra buccata, a gorgeous botfly which apparently parasitizes bunnies? So large I thought she was a cicada when I first sighted her!)

One can see how I initially took her for a cicada:

As always, if you're thinking about dropping a comment here which is hating on bugs, move along or get blocked.

#nature #animals #photography #bugblr #science #invertebrates #entomology #diptera #Botflies #Parasites #Tunneling Teddy Bear

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creepymutelilbugger · 8 months

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i present to you: the beefly

what a lovely little fellow

#196 #rule #insects #bugs #bee fly #entomology #invertebrates #inverts #diptera #muted

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pelagodes · 2 months

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scrubbadubdub

Hanging-thief giving herself a wash on my hand, these guys are the coolest and I say that about all critters but cmon. They get their name from the way they hang off objects and hold their prey, that’s rad as hell.

#robber fly #Diogmites #asilidae #diptera #flies #entomology #insects #the creature #wildlife #little creature #bathtime

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dinoserious · 6 months

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invertober day 7, common banded hoverfly!!

#invertober #insect #bug #diptera #common banded hoverfly #YAYYY DIPTERA!!!!!! CLAP FOR HIM. NOW.

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crevicedwelling · 7 months

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the feeling of being pestered by flies is universal for land-living animals. this Tenodera sinensis was finishing up her honeybee meal, whose strong flowery aroma brought over a milichiid fly, a kleptoparasite that steal sips of prey that other insects have caught. this behavior has earned them the common name of “freeloader flies.”

interestingly, honeybee scents seem to be strongly attractive to local milichiids despite Apis not being native to the area. watching a spider or mantis devour its honeybee prey is a good way to catch a glimpse of these otherwise elusive flies!

#bugs #mantis #Mantodea #Diptera

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ljsbugblog · 2 months

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haven't seen a Tangleveined fly in so long! I've been wanting to see one again and finally get some proper pretty macros of it, they're so fluffy and beautiful <3

Unknown Tangleveined Fly (family Nemestrinidae, subfamily Atriadopinae).

#ljsbugblog #bugblr #entomology #macro #insects #diptera #flies #nemestrinidae #tangleveined flies #atriadopinae #unconfirmed ID

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uncharismatic-fauna · 3 months

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

As tasty as we humans might seem to some species of mosquito, there are many other species that simply aren't interested in us! For example, the mosquito Uranotaenia sapphirina much rather prefers the taste of worms and leeches, and can be found using their long proboscises to probe the ground for a potential meal.

(Image: Female Uranotaenia sapphirina feeding on earthworms by Dr. Lawrence Reeves)

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#Uranotaenia sapphirina #Diptera #Culicidae #mosquitoes #flies #insects #arthropods #uncharismatic facts

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palossssssand · 2 years

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Big headed fly(pipunculidae) + disco ball fakemon

#pokemon #fakemon #bugs #insects #fakemon design #fake pokemon #you have no idea how happy I am with this #one of the designs ever for sure #please for the love of god look up the actual insect it's the funniest shit ever #my art #pipunculidae #big headed fly #pipeye is a flashlight #bogleech #creature design #disco #diptera #edit: jesus christ! 10k?? insane. thank you everyone

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bowelfly · 4 days

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bro do u even lift

#little birthday scribble for a friend #bflyart #bug people #diptera #isopods #lifting #swole #massive gains #hrrrgghghh

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onenicebugperday · 2 months

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Yellow-headed soldier fly, Cyphomyia leucocephala, Stratiomyidae

Photographed in Brazil by isismedri

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #fly #diptera #soldier fly #yellow headed soldier fly #one nice bug

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apsciencebydan · 5 months

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How about a gall fly (Eurosta species?) who seems to be a jumping spider mimic, with a set of large false "eyes" on the back of the thorax?👀 Very fierce (from the back), perpetually blowing raspberries on the front side.

11/10/23. N. Florida (if anyone can ID it)