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Horse Fly (Chrysops quadratus) showing eye. Europe Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sp) basking on a leaf. Europe Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) eggs on cat food. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) basking on a brick wall. Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa) female. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria). Giant Greenbottle Fly (unidentified). Australia Caddis Fly (Limnephilus lunatus) and cuckoo flowers. Europe Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) portrait showing extended proboscis. Worldwide Fruit Fly (Drosophila fenestrarum) on orange peel. Caddis Fly (Limnephilus lunatus) and cuckoo flowers. Europe Giant robber fly. Giant robber fly (unidentified). South America Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) female emerging onto water surface from its aquatic pupa. Mosquito (Culex pipiens) female portrait. Europe Mosquito (Culex pipiens) egg boat floating on water surface. Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) sucking blood from a human arm. Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) sucking blood from a human arm. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) laying eggs on the head of a dead pheasant. Proboscis fly (unidentified) on "botterblom" (Gazania krebsiana) flower. South Africa Giant Hover Fly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on Creeping Thistle. Robber Fly (Machimus atricapillus) on flowering grass. Mosquito (Culex pipiens) larvae at the water surface. Houseflies (Musca domestica) taking off from the mouth of a bottle. Alder Fly (Sialis lutaria) on Cocksfoot grass. Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis) male on ivy leaf. Mosquito (Culex sp.) pupae hanging at the water's surface. Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) male imago freshly emerged. Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) taking off from a hawkweed bud. Seven images at 20 millisecond intervals. Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) male. Sequence showing emergence of the imago from an aquatic pupa. Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) showing blood-sucking proboscis. Thick-headed Fly (Conops vesicularis) mating pair. Eyes of a male Bug Fly (Alophora hemiptera). Mosquito (Culex sp.) larvae and pupae hanging at the water's surface. Non-biting midge (Chironomus plumosus) larvae, showing gills and false legs, among stonewort. Bee Fly (Bombylius major). Mosquitoes (Theobaldia annulata) male and female in flight. Hoverfly (Eristalis arbustorum) males 'marking' a plantain head mistaking it for a female of their own species. Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) male. Fly on a toadstool. Surrey, England New Zealand Glow-worm or Fungus Gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva with sticky threads used to trap other insects, including adult Fungus Gnats, attracted to its light. New Zealand Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) taking off from a hawkweed bud. Seven images at 20 millisecond intervals. Giant Lacewing (Osmylus fulvicephalus) taking off. Golden Orb-web Spider female being approached by a Bluebottle Fly. Orb-web spider female being approached by a Bluebottle Fly. Africa Orb-web Spider (Areneus species) being approached by a mosquito. Australia New Zealand Glow-worm or Fungus Gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva with sticky threads used to trap other insects, including adult Fungus Gnats, attracted to its light. New Zealand Mosquito (Culex pipiens) female, emerging from its aquatic pupa. Greater Bladderwort (Utricularia major) bladder with trapped mosquito larva, showing head still protruding from the mouth of the bladder. Greater Bladderwort (Utricularia major) bladder with trapped mosquito larva, held by its breathing siphon. Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) attracting bluebottles, greenbottles and other flies. Venus' Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) leaf holding trapped bluebottle fly. Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) leaf holding lacewing (Chrysopa perla). Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) leaf holding lacewing, showing hairs bending in towards prey. Europe including Britain Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) leaf holding lacewing. Europe including Britain Sundew with captured mosquitoes. Australia Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) leaf showing hairs bending towards small fly prey. Europe including Britain Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus) pouncing on a hoverfly. Bug Fly (Alophora hemiptera) male. Europe Sable Border Collie, Jack, snapping at flies.
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