James Dunbar / Slow motion clip of a Beefly (Bombyliidae sp.) laying eggs by flicking them into the nest of a solitary bee, UK, April.
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James Dunbar / Beefly (Bombyliidae sp.) feeding at flower, April, UK
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Nick Upton / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on a Greater periwinkle flower (Vinca major), Wiltshire garden, UK, April.
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Michael Hutchinson / Female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua) flower, trying to catch a hoverfly, Bristol, England, UK, April.
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Michael Hutchinson / Wide angle shot of a female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua) flower, with flies flying nearby, Bristol, England, UK, April.
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Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua) flower, feeding on hoverfly prey, Bristol, England, UK, April.
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Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) catching a hoverfly, on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua), Bristol, England, UK, April.
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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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Pal Hermansen / Hoverfly in flight, backlight, Norway, September.
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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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Steve Downer / Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) close-up of eye.
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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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Nick Upton / Close up of a male Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) climbing up to the top of some sheep dung, Wiltshire, England, UK, March. Slow motion clip.
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Ammonite / Male Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) fighting over a female on a cowpat, UK.
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Ammonite / Male Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) fighting over a female on a cowpat, UK.
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Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dead Houseflies {Musca domesticus} and Bluebottle flies {Calliphora vomitaria}, UK
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Comptosia paucispina), an endemic species, feeding on Tea tree (Leptospermum sp). flowers, Dryandra Forest, western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Comptosia gemina) resting on white sand, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Comptosia gemina) resting on white sand, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Comptosia gemina) resting on white sand, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Choristus sp.) close up, East Yuna Nature Reserve, Mid-west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Choristus sp.) close up, Darling Range, South west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Choristus bifrons) close up, Dryandra Forest, South west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Choristus bifrons) close up, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Bee fly (Balaana abscondita) close up, Lake Cronin Nature Reserve, Goldfields Region, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Aleucosia tridentata) feeding on Pepper and salt bush (Philotheca spicata) flowers, Wandoo Conservation Park, Darling Range, South west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Pair of Bee flies (Aleucosia maculosa) mating, Yanchep National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Aleucosia maculosa) close up, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Aleucosia maculosa) close up, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Aleucosia maculosa) close up, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Aleucosia cuneata) resting on a branch, close up, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Pair of Bee flies (Aleucosia corculum) mating, male is the larger fly on the left, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Aleucosia corculum) close up, Zuytdorp National Park, north of Kalbarri, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Aleucosia arguta) feeding on Pepper and salt bush (Philotheca spicata) flowers, Wandoo Conservation Park, Darling Range, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Aleucosia arguta) resting on a stone, close up, Blackboy Ridge Nature Reserve, north of Perth, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Sisyromyia aurata) feeding on Melaleuca (Melaleuca sp.) flowers, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, South west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Sisyromyia aurata) feeding on Melaleuca (Melaleuca sp.) flowers, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, South west Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Sisyromyia angustivitta) resting on sandy ground, Karara Rangelands, midwest Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Pilosia incana) feeding on endemic Thryptomene flowers (Thryptomene sp.), Bindoo Hill Nature Reserve, midwest Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Bee fly (Oncodosia patula) close up, Lake Logue Nature Reserve, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Oncodosia ampla) close up, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Nigromyia tomentosa) close up, Darling Range, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Male Bee fly (Nigromyia sp.) resting on a plant, Stockyard Gully National Park, midwest Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Pair of Bee flies (Nigromyia sp.) mating, female is on the right, tinged with more pink, Lesueur National Park, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
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Marie Lochman / Female Bee fly (Nigromyia sp.) close up, Peak Charles National Park, South east coastal region, Western Australia.