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alexwild > An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her. filename: milichiid4
alexwild > An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
alexwild > An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) forces a Crematogaster ant to give up her food stores. South Africa. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
alexwild > Larvae of syrphid flies in the genus Microdon are so odd that they were originally described as molluscs. The adults are more or less normal-looking flies, but larvae are predators of ant brood, living within the dark galleries of ant nests (in this case, with Linepithema oblongum). Termas de Reyes, Jujuy, Argentina
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. filename: syrphidlarva1
alexwild > Flies are among the most important pollinators. Here, an Eristalis drone fly (Syrphidae) visits a Prunus flower. California. filename: syrphid2
alexwild > A hover fly (Syrphidae) visits a flower. California. filename: Syrphid1
alexwild > Two Tabanus horseflies face off in a territorial skirmish atop a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada. filename: Tabanus5
alexwild > Portrait of a midge, Cecidomyiidae. filename: cecidomyid1
An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her.

filename: milichiid4
alexwild > An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her. filename: milichiid4
An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her.

filename: milichiid4
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