Marie Read / American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) two during aggressive (territorial) encounter, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) swarming, Bavaria, Germany, May.
MYN / Tim Hunt / Composite of Caddisfly (Trichoptera) larva and cases, Worcestershire, England, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Pair of Flesh Flies (Sarcophaga sp.) mating, Wiltshire pastureland, UK, May.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Robber flies (Asilidae) mating, one with insect prey, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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Nigel Cattlin / Cape pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos) on garden pond, Fly on petal. Berkshire, England, UK. May.
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Phil Savoie / Common dronefly (Eristalis tenax), feeding on Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
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Oliver Wright / Horsefly (Hybomitra sp) male resting, portrait. Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.
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Oliver Wright / Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) predating Fly (Diptera). Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked.
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Oliver Wright / Hairy legged horsefly (Hybomitra bimaculata) female, portrait. Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.
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Bernard Castelein / Snakefly (Phaeostigma notata) Groot Schietveld, Belgium. May
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Nick Upton / Male Common European Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) recently emerged and resting on Goose grass / Cleavers (Galium aparine) by a pond, Suffolk, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Caddis fly (Trichoptera) resting on riverbank vegetation, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Brown mayfly (Ephemera vulgata) newly emerged, resting on riverside vegetation, River Avon, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Brown mayfly (Ephemera vulgata) newly emerged on a riverside nettle leaf, River Avon, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Male Black Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus), standing on a Philadelphus leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Alder fly (Sialis sp.) resting on riverside umbel stem, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Heather Angel / Bee-fly (Bombylius sp) nectaring on Rock soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides), blue pollen on head. Alpes Maritimes, France. May.
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Heather Angel / White flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged against Golden Mexican orange blossom (Choysia ternata 'Sundance') flower. Spider is an ambush predator killing visiting pollinators such...
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Nick Upton / Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) grooming on a Yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) flowerhead, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) grooming on a Yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) flowerhead before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.
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Rod Williams / Sunfly hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus), feeding on charlock, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, May
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Rod Williams / Sunfly hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) feeding on charlock, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May. Medium repro only
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Platycheirus clypeatus) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.
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Nick Upton / Furrow Orb weaver spider (Larinioides cornutus) near a Green drake mayfly (Ephemera danica) it has caught and wrapped in its riverside web, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Furrow Orb weaver spider (Larinioides cornutus) wrapping a Green drake mayfly (Ephemera danica) caught in its riverside web, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Ferdinandea cuprea) the larvae of this species lives in sap runs on old trees, Cornwall, England, UK, May
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Andy Sands / Bee killer fly (Myopa buccata) sitting in wait for passing Bee, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May. Focus Stacked Image
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Ernie Janes / RF- Flesh fly (Sarcophaga) portrait. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ernie Janes / RF- Housefly (Musca domestica) close up. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Dark edged bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring from a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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David Fleetham / Female Macleays spectre stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) Queensland, Australia. Large species may grow up to 15 cm and are unable to fly,
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Parhelophilus frutetorum) female on typical bull rush habitat Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.
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Rod Williams / Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) feeding on Bramble (Rubus) blossom, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May.
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Rod Williams / Ladybird fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) a rare / localised species Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May.
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Kim Taylor / Crab spider (Misumena vatia) with snipe fly prey. Surrey, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum cautum) nectaring on Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)flowers, with pollen blowing in the wind, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Pond olive mayfly (Cloeon dipterum) female on a nettle stem, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris) in flight, River Usk, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris) in flight, River Usk, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris) in flight, River Usk, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / March brown mayfly (Rhithrogena germanica), mayfly, River Usk, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Yellow dun mayfly (Heptagenia sulphurea) female, River Usk, Wales, UK, May.
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Will Watson / Yellow Dung-flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) on a fresh cowpat, Westhope Common, Herefordshire, England, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / 'Dette Trout Flies' family run fly fishing shop, Beaverkill River, New York, USA, May.
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Phil Savoie / 'Dette Trout Flies' family run fly fishing shop, Beaverkill River, New York, USA, May.
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Phil Savoie / Family run fly fishing shop sign for Dette Trout Flies, Beaverkill River, New York, USA, May.
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Andy Sands / St Mark's fly (Bibio marci) mating pair on leaf, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May
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Andy Sands / Common red-legged robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) on leaf waiting to ambush fly prey, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May
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Bernard Castelein / Cranefly (Idioptera linnei) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.
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Michael Hutchinson / Large bee fly (Bombylius major), hanging upside-down from Japanese Maple, Bristol, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Mayfly (Ephemera danica) male, River Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Mayfly (Ephemera danica) male, River Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Mayfly (Ephemera danica) male, River Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Mayfly (Ephemera danica) male, River Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Meligramma euchromum) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK May.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Pipiza austriaca) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, May.
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Dave Bevan / Female Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) perching on a stone by stream, catches a fly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Nick Upton / Green-legged sawfly (Tenthredo mesomelas) feeding on scorpionfly (Panorpa sp) it has caught on a nettle clump, riverside meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub with Crane fly (Tipula) on its head, Vosges, France, May.
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Kim Taylor / Mayfly (Chloeon dipterum) Surrey, England, May.
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Kim Taylor / Bee fly (Bombylius major) male hovering, on the lookout for females. Surrey, England, May.
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Kim Taylor / Bee fly (Bombylius major) male hovering, on the lookout for females. Surrey, England, May.
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Ingo Arndt / Aerial view of wetlands on Cape May Peninsula, an area that Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) can fly over during migration south, New Jersey, USA
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Fabrice Cahez / Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) Vosges, France, May.
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Robert Thompson / Owlfly (Libelloides icericus) near Bargemon, Provence, southern France, May.
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Rod Williams / Craneflies (Tipula vernalis) mating pair, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK May
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Melangyna lasiophthalma) Brockley Cemetery. Lewisham, London, UK May
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Fly caught on carnivorous plant (Roridula gorgonias) occurs in South Africa. Leiden Botanical Garden, the Netherlands (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Doug Wechsler / Fungus gnat larvae in rotten log (Diptera) Pennsylvania, USA May
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Fallenia fasciata) mating, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Aveyron, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Fallenia fasciata) mating on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Alpilles Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Picture-winged fly (Platystoma sp.) mating, Prealpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Owlfly (Libelloides coccajus) adult just emerged, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Bombylius fimbriatus) on Bee orchid (Ophrys demangei), Drome, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Bombylius sp.) on Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) buds, Verdon Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Bombylius sp.) on Twayblade orchid (Listera ovata), Corbieres, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Bee-fly (Bombylius sp.) on Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) buds, Verdon Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Rod Williams / Greater bulb-fly (Merodon equestris) a bumblebee mimic, on Ox-eye daisy Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. May
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Rod Williams / Snail-eating fly (Trypetoptera punctulatus) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. May
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Rod Williams / Greater Bulb-fly (Merodon equestris) Bumblebee mimic Stave Hill Ecology Park, May
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Rod Williams / Male Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. May
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Rod Williams / Anthomyiid Fly (Anthomyia procellaris) Stave Hill Ecology Park, Rotherhithe, London. May
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Rod Williams / Tachinid Fly (Thelaira nigrina) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London May
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Marie Read / Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) adult in flight, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May.
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Marie Read / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) adult male in flight carrying prey (rodent) in its talons, northern Utah, USA, May.
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Marie Read / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) male in flight over wet meadow, northern Utah, USA, May.
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Rod Williams / Soldier fly (Beris chalybata) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.
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Rod Williams / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Xylota segnis) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Xanthogramma pedissequum) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.
