Fabulous Flies - Page 3 - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Images

Flies are the most underappreciated of the major insect orders. While they are best known for pests like the domestic house fly and their association with mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, in truth the harmful species are a small minority of the flies. These insects are the most adept of all the flying animals, they were instrumental in building the science of genetics, and they are among the most important pollinators of flowering plants.

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alexwild > An Ant-Decapitating Fly (Phoridae, Pseudacteon sp.) attempts to separate a fire ant (Solenopsis macdonaghi) from her nestmates. Lone ants make easier targets. Argentina.

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alexwild > Two Tabanus horseflies face off in a territorial skirmish atop a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada.

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alexwild > Flies are among the most important pollinators. Here, an Eristalis drone fly (Syrphidae) visits a Prunus flower. California.

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alexwild > A predatory syrphid fly larva sneaks up behind an oleander aphid (Aphis nerii) for a quick snack. Syrphids are excellent control agents for pest aphids. Arizona.

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alexwild > Mallophorina robber flies are visual predators, and their enormous eyes help them to capture prey in the air. Arizona.

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alexwild > Aedes albopictus Asian Tiger Mosquito. Florida.

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An Ant-Decapitating Fly (Phoridae, Pseudacteon sp.) attempts to separate a fire ant (Solenopsis macdonaghi) from her nestmates. Lone ants make easier targets. Argentina.

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