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  1. #FlyFriday × #DailySpiderPic: a male non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) falls prey to a minuscule juvenile jumping spider. Male midges' plumose (literally, feather-like) antennae are used for sensing females.

    #bugstodon #insects #flies #FridayFlyday #FlydayFriday #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Diptera #Chironomidae

  2. #FlyFriday × #FungiFriday: a couple flies infected with an entomopathogenic fungus (e. g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomoph) which causes flies to climb to high points and lift their abdomens before dying, the better for the fruiting fungus to spread its spores. I found these in a large weedy meadow conveniently located on the way to the big grocery store.

    #FlydayFriday #FlydayFriday #WhichIsIt #bugstodon #insects #flies #Diptera #fungi #sporespondence

  3. Happy #Flyday

    I have fallen off the face of the earth again. Work gets in the way of life... I took this photo at Occoquan Bay on a frigid December day. Its easier to take thier photos when they are too cold to move. Despite the below freezing temps, I saw half a dozen species of arthropods. I'll try to post more...

    #Cluster #Fly #FlydayFriday #Pollenia #Photography #Virginia #Nature #Insects #Diptera

  4. Happy Fly Day Friday! - #Arachtober 31
    Crab Spider (Genus Mecaphesa)
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
    Freeloader Flies (Family Milichiidae)
    Southern Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago mexicana)

    #spider #FlyDayFriday #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #insect #insectphotography

  5. #FlyDayFriday and this Forster's Tern, a small tern, flying over Las Gallinas looking for food. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin

  6. #FlyDay #FlyDayFriday, and a White-tailed Kite - shame it didn't swoop a little closer for a better shot - but a beautiful bird all the same. #Birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #FujiFilm #XT5 🪶

  7. Acorn Woodpeckers, the #FlydayFriday one came into frame as I was lining up the other one. First time I've really seen the yellow in the face. #Birds 🪶 #Photography #BirdPhotography #FujiFilm #XT5

  8. #FridayFlyday: just encountered this gorgeous metallic bronze-green-blue soldier fly (family Stratiomyidae) in the garden! It was very placid and let me get lots of photos.

    #flyday #FlydayFriday #bugstodon #insects #flies #SoldierFlies #Diptera #Stratiomyidae

  9. #FlydayFriday: Warm weather has returned and so have what I call "zebra flies", _Anthomyia_! With their dark red eyes and striking black and white stripes they are very appealing.

    #bugstodon #FlyFriday #insects #flies #Diptera #Anthomyiidae

  10. Cross-eyed stereo pair image. If you cross your eyes you see a 3D image, like Magic Eye. I guess I am going to continue the stereo images for a while.

    Greenbottle Fly
    Genus Lucilia

    #FlyDayFriday #insect #macro #macrophotography #stereography

  11. I'm not really sure if this is a fly, but it's certainly enjoying what this flower has to offer. (Edited # because I can't spell 'Friday'.)
    #FlydayFriday #Bloomscrolling

  12. Happy #FlydayFriday! This beautiful robber fly was a great photo subject. They're not very afraid of humans. They remind me of helicopters.

    #iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.ca/observations/22 :inaturalist:

    #flyday #FlyFriday #bugstodon #insects #flies #Diptera #Asilidae