Nick Upton / Juvenile Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on a Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead, reacting to and catching a fly (Muscidae), Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Floris van Breugel / Alkali fly (Ephydra hians) underwater in protective air bubble, Mono Lake, California, USA.
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James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
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James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
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Steve Downer / Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) close-up of eye.
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Jeff Vanuga / Ephydrid flies (Ephydra sp) that eat microscopic algae and survives during the winter in thermal pools. Biscut Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis), adult and larva. Cayo District, Belize. Composite image. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dead Houseflies {Musca domesticus} and Bluebottle flies {Calliphora vomitaria}, UK
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Nigel Cattlin / Housefly (Phaonia valida) using labellum to feed on kitchen work surface, close up. England, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Face fly / Autumn house fly (Musca autumnalis) dusted with pollen feeding on a Forsythia flower, Wiltshire garden, UK, March.
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Cyril Ruoso / Green blowfly (Lucilia sericata) on Prunus (Prunus sp) blossom. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.
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Heather Angel / Blowfly (Calliphora sp) nectaring on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Surrey, England, UK. July.
