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Snake Fly (Raphidia notata) female.  Europe Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) female giving birth to fully developed larva. Common House Fly (Musca domestica) taking off from a table top. Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) on a corncockle flower.  Europe Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) eggs. Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva hatching from the egg and preparing to climb down the egg stalk. Non-biting midge (Chironomus plumosus) egg masses contained in transparent jelly. Deer Fly (Lipoptena cervi) on the back of a Roe Deer. Ant lion pits under an Acacia tree.  East Africa. Ant Lion (Morter obscurus) larva showing jaws for capturing prey. Mayfly (Ephemera danica) adult male emerging from the skin of a sub-adult or dun.  Europe Mayfly (Ephemera danica) adult male emerging from the skin of a sub-adult or dun.  Europe Mayfly (Ephemera danica) adult female emerging from the skin of a sub-adult or dun. Mayfly (Ephemera danica) adult female taking off from water. Mosquito (Theobaldia annulata) female showing eyes.  Europe Bee Fly (Bombylius major) visiting honesty in spring.  Europe including Britain Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) head.  Worldwide Bee Fly (Bombylius major) visiting alkanet in spring.  Europe, including Britain Ant-lion (Myrmeleon species) adult.  Africa Ant lion (unidentified). Parasitic Fly (Larvaevora sp) on mint flowers. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) larvae. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) larvae. Yellow Dung Fly (Scatophaga stercoraria).  Europe Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) newly emerged from pupa. Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) emerging from pupa. Seaweed Flies (Coleopa species) swarming on beach pebbles. Golden-eyed Horse Fly (Chrysops quadratus) on a horse's flank. Bluebottle Flies (Calliphora vomitoria) and a Greenbottle feeding on an over-ripe blackberry.  Worldwide Lesser House Fly (Fannia canicularis) feeding on a grain of sugar. Lesser House Fly (Fannia canicularis) sucking from a drop of spilt wine. Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) gravid female about to give birth. Bluebottle Flies (Calliphora vomitoria) feeding on ivy flowers.  Worldwide Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) taking off from a bramble berry.  Worldwide Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria).  Worldwide Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) and other flies basking in sunlight. Tumbu Fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) fully grown larva recently emerged from beneath the skin of a child's back.  Kenya Seaweed Fly (Coleopa species) with a mass of larvae on rotting seaweed. Lesser House Fly (Fannia canicularis) male head view.  Europe Common House Fly (Musca domestica) female feeding on an iced cake.  Worldwide 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.
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