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Bryan WrightGalls on a fallen red oak leaf, made by gall midges (Cecidomyiidae).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidomyiidae" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidomyiidae</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arthropods</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

caravaneScrolling down the Reuters site another unwarranted AI intrusion in the form of an "AI droid video" sticks on my screen<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#advertising</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a>

Bryan WrightA handsome fly (Lucilia?) lapping at sap flowing down the side of a sugar maple. This little rivulet attracted many flies and wasps looking for a treat in an otherwise still wintery landscape. Spring is coming!<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arthropods</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

neville park<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BREAKING</a>: the witch hazel flowers are fully unfurled. These flies are taking advantage—I was surprised to see them out and about! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/florespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#florespondence</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpringWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpringWatch</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bugstodon</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diptera</a>

Doktor Overcomma :vepi:The thing to do, you see, is to either be the middleman or cut out the middleman within this giant-frog-dead-fly economic rotary engine <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#frogs</a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a>

sohkamyungA Limoniid Crane Fly (family Limoniidae) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 24 Nov 2024. A large fly with even longer legs.On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254289640" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254289640</a> ].<a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Singapore</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flies</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/CraneFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CraneFlies</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Tipulomorpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tipulomorpha</a>

Brulex"L'origine des souverains" - peinture acrylique 46x34 cm <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/painting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peinture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peinture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/paint?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paint</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dessin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dessin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/darkillustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkillustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/darkartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psyche?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psyche</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/surreal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/brulex?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brulex</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/acrylicpainting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acrylicpainting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/acrylic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acrylic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/royallife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#royallife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/surrealism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surrealism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/exhibition?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exhibition</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mouche?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mouche</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/divin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#divin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/souverain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#souverain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/king?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#king</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/royaldecadence?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#royaldecadence</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/darkartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peintureacrylique?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peintureacrylique</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pintura?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pintura</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/divin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#divin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/origine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#origine</a>

BrulexL'origine des souverains" - peinture acrylique 46x34 cm<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peinture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peinture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paint</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dessin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dessin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkillustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkillustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkartist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psyche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psyche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brulex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brulex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acrylicpainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acrylicpainting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acrylic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acrylic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/royallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#royallife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mouche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mouche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/divin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#divin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/souverain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#souverain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/king" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#king</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peintureacrylique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peintureacrylique</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pintura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pintura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/divin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#divin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/origine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#origine</a>

Colin PurringtonIf you live in Ontario and like leaf miners, Charley Eiseman would be grateful for pics of ones living on ornamental geraniums. He'd be extra happy if you'd collect the leaves and rear the larvae into adulthood (it's fun). Details in link. Photo of Agromyza nigrescens on dusky crane's-bill by Hannah Mews (CC BY-NC). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/LeafMiners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeafMiners</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/inaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geranium</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toronto</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/33779/journal/107467" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/33779/journal/107467</a>

RashaKamel"Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries in the mine" for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and distribution of animal species. Yet, scientists know relatively little about how insects sense and respond to temperature".<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-climate-scientists-differences-forest-flies.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-03-climate-scientists-differences-forest-flies.html</a>

Friedhof der KuschelbiereLike the <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flies</a> We shall <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Rise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rise</a> From the <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Corpse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corpse</a> Of your <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/dead_Gods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dead_Gods</a>!

CellBioNewsHawaiian <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/evolve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evolve</a> enhanced <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/hearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hearing</a> to track <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/crickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crickets</a>.<a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/parasitoid_host" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parasitoid_host</a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/coevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coevolution</a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/red_queen_hypothesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#red_queen_hypothesis</a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-hawaiian-parasitic-flies-host-crickets.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-02-hawaiian-parasitic-flies-host-crickets.html</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Hawaiian parasitic flies develop better hearing to locate host crickets <a href="https://wp.stolaf.edu/news/st-olaf-research-hawaiian-parasitic-flies-develop-better-hearing-to-locate-host-crickets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wp.stolaf.edu/news/st-olaf-research-hawaiian-parasitic-flies-develop-better-hearing-to-locate-host-crickets</a>Neural and behavioral <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evolution</a> in an eavesdropper with a rapidly evolving host <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00048-X" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00048-X</a>"some male Pacific field <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/crickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crickets</a> were evolving new songs through wing mutations, so as not to become prey to parasitic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a>. In turn, the flies have improved in their ability to find the crickets... Will the crickets evolve new songs, yet again?" <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animals</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parasites</a>

rsp<a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FridayFlyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FridayFlyDay</a> Robber fly (Family Asilidae) of the genus Ospriocerus. Robber flies are powerfully built predators of arthropods. They are the big cats of the insect world. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturalHistory</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flies</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a>

sohkamyungA Bee Fly, genus Ligyra spotted at Coney Island, Singapore on 10 Nov 2024. The posture of the wings probably give the impression that it is a bee.On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251144576" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251144576</a> ].<a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Singapore</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flies</a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diptera</a>

DWWILLIAMSONA Trap!DWWILLIAMSON.COM . . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dwwilliamson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dwwilliamson</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dww</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoonist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comicart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venusflytrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#venusflytrap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freeshit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freebox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irresistible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#irresistible</a>

Matilda's LabToday's featured blog post features a species named as a bit of joke. Come on, if you'd got too many species to name, some of would quite like a fly named after us! <a href="https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/bill-gates-eristalis-gatesi/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/bill-gates-eristalis-gatesi/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/billgates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#billgates</a>

Ashes and DustLong body, long legs, long mouth.🎶 These mouths were made for sucking, So that's just what they'll do....🎶 Eugnoriste sp. (a dark-winged fungus gnat; Sciaridae).Collected from a Lactuca (Blue Lettuce) flower. Manitoba, Canada. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Flyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flyday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FlydayFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FlydayFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sciaridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciaridae</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manitoba</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FridayFlyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FridayFlyday</a>

LeadingLinesI don't trust the weather guys, but when the buzzing starts winter is coming to an end. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vegetation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vegetation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/reed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/grass?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grass</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mosquito?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mosquito</a>

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