Adrian Davies / Starfish fungus (Aseroe rubra) growing amongst moss, Scathophagid fly (Scathophagidae) resting on fungus. Oxshott, Surrey, England, UK. November.

Stephen Dalton

Stephen Dalton / Housefly (Musca domestica) taking off from brown bread. Early high speed image, scanned from a black and white negative. Small reproduction only.

Stephen Dalton / Housefly (Musca domestica) taking off, showing the 'freezing' power of conventional flash (about 1/1000sec). Taken in 1973 on B&W negative film. Suitable for small reproduction only.

Chris Mattison / Stable fly, (Coenosia tigrina) Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK., July.

Ripan Biswas / A shoot fly (Atherigona sp) feeding on inside of a broken snail shell, Buxa tiger reserve, India. Awarded in Behaviour: Invertebrates category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019.

Andy Sands / Fly (Anthomyia procellaris) male resting on fence, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) mating pair on cow dung, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Fly (Coenosia tigrina) predatory fly that feeds on other flies seen here feeding on a hoverfly, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked

Nigel Cattlin / Housefly eggs (Muscidae) laid on rotting meat, household pest

Nigel Cattlin / Housefly eggs (Muscidae) laid on rotting meat

Rod Williams / Orange muscid fly (Phaonia pallida) female, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. June.

Doug Wechsler / Anthomyiid fly; searching for egg laying site in hole. Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Nick Upton / Face flies / Autumn house flies (Musca autumnalis) mating on a leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Rod Williams / Face Fly (Musca autumnalis) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. August

John Cancalosi / Root maggot fly (Anthomyia spp.), on red hot poker (Kniphofia spp.), native to South Africa.