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  • A Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) , a memeber of the blow fly family, photographed in 1/50,000 of a second in Western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    green_bottle_fly_MG_9829.jpg
  • A fly of undetermined species engages a green bottle fly (above –  out of frame) in a mid-air tussle. photographed with a high-speed camera in Western Oregon.
    Green_Bottle_Fly_72405Fly4.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-519.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-488.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-36.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-31.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-19.jpg
  • Portrait of a female spotted wing fruit fly. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF7V1.jpg
  • A female spotted wing fruit fly over a strawberry. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF9-101.jpg
  • A Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) , a memeber of the blow fly family, photographed in 1/50,000 of a second in Western Oregon.
    Green_Bottle_Fly_72405GBottle1.jpg
  • A female spotted wing fruit fly approaching a fresh strawberry. An inroduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF9-104.jpg
  • Portrait of a female spotted wing fruit fly. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers.© Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF8V1.jpg
  • Portrait of a female spotted wing fruit fly. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF3V1.jpg
  • Portrait of a female spotted wing fruit fly. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers.
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF2FV1.jpg
  • A Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) , a member of the blow fly family, photographed in 1/50,000 of a second in Western Oregon.
    Green_Bottle_Fly_72405GBottle2.jpg
  • A large mexican cactus fly (Copestylum mexicana) - a member of the hoverfly family (Syprhidae.) - in flight, Texas.
    mexican_cactus_fly_32909TCHm-162.jpg
  • Flesh fly in the family Sarcophagidae  in flight in Central Oregon. © Michael Durham.
    Flash_fly_7-23-2019sd-237.jpg
  • Golden Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) in flight in Central Oregon. © Michael Durham.
    Golden_Dung_fly_7-23-2019sd-233.jpg
  • Golden Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) in flight in Central Oregon. © Michael Durham.
    Golden_Dung_fly_7-23-2019sd-232.jpg
  • A green bottle fly (family: Calliphoridae) feeding on pollen and nectar from a daisy flower. Western Oregon.
    green_fly_82212-102.jpg
  • A green bottle fly (family: Calliphoridae) feeding on pollen and nectar from a daisy flower. Western Oregon.
    green_fly_82212-101.jpg
  • A green bottle fly (family: Calliphoridae) feeding on pollen and nectar from a daisy flower. Western Oregon.
    green_fly_82212-100.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-455.jpg
  • Golden Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) in flight in Central Oregon. © Michael Durham.
    Golden_Dung_fly_7-23-2019sd-244.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-401.jpg
  • A fly of undetermined species engages a green bottle fly (mostly out of frame) in a mid-air tussle. photographed with a high-speed camera in Western Oregon.
    Green_Bottle_Fly_72405Fly3.jpg
  • Small fly (possibly a gall fly)  photographed with a high-speed camera.
    gall_fly_08-06-2019V3-103.jpg
  • a white-headed fly (Archytas apicifer) in flight, Texas. Photographed in 1/50,000th of second with a high-speed camera.
    white-headed_fly_32909TCHi-239.jpg
  • a white-headed fly (Archytas apicifer) in flight, Texas. Photographed in 1/50,000th of second with a high-speed camera.
    white-headed_fly_32909TCHi-21.jpg
  • a white-headed fly (Archytas apicifer) in flight, Texas. Photographed in 1/50,000th of second with a high-speed camera.
    white-headed_fly_32909TCHi-238.jpg
  • a white-headed fly (Archytas apicifer) in flight, Texas. Photographed in 1/50,000th of second with a high-speed camera.
    white-headed_fly_32909TCHi-119.jpg
  • Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.
    green_bottle_fly-71412PF-126.jpg
  • An adult Blow Fly (Calliphoridae spp.) in flight. These flies are attracted to carrion or dung. Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. Please Note: This image has been digitally altered - another insect that was partially in frame was removed, and the image is cropped. The shape and flight attitude of the insect remain unchanged.
    blow_fly-MDurham242_12.jpg
  • Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.
    green_bottle_fly-71412PF2-362.jpg
  • Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.
    green_bottle_fly-71412PF-385.jpg
  • Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.
    green_bottle_fly-71412PF2-367.jpg
  • Portrait of a miniature white fly (Order: diptera). Western, Oregon.
    tiny_fly_5211FLST3.jpg
  • Portrait of a miniature white fly (Order: diptera). Western, Oregon.
    tiny_fly_52111LF2.jpg.jpg
  • Portrait of a miniature white fly (Order: diptera). Western, Oregon.
    tiny_fly_5211FlST2.jpg
  • A female muscid fly in the family fannidae.
    muscid_fly_2409CF-F1.jpg
  • A blow fly (family: Calliphorids) lands on the pelage of a dead townsend's mole while another is already feeding. These flies are attracted to the odor of the decaying animal.
    flying_blow_fly_51406100_16.jpg
  • Portrait of a female muscid fly in the family fannidae
    detailed_fly_portrait_2409CF2-F1.jpg
  • A male Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-262.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-325.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-388.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-372.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-348.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-330.jpg
  • A Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-312.jpg
  • A female Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) flying near a hydrangea flower in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Narcissus_bulb_fly-71412HV-128.jpg
  • Portrait of a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae). These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    pyrgotidae_fly_32309PrygF1.jpg
  • a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae) in flight. These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    parastic_fly_(Pyrgota_undata)_32009h...jpg
  • a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae) in flight. These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    parastic_fly_(Pyrgota_undata)_32009h...jpg
  • Unidentified fly species, photographed with a high-speed camera in Matabo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_fly_32112ZmP-2263.jpg
  • Portrait of a female muscid fly in the family fannidae
    fly_eye_detail_24509CF2-F.jpg
  • A flesh fly (sarcophagidae) photographed at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    flesh_fly_32112ZmP-3584.jpg
  • A bee fly (Bombylius sp.) photographed with a high-speed camera. At The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in Central Washington.
    bee_fly_bombylius_61208BT-87.jpg
  • A predacious robber fly (Efferia sp.) leaps off the ground at The Nature Conservancy's Moses-Coulee Field Station in Central Washington. These predators make short flights to chase down and kill prey insects that come into their field of vision. They will often attack and catch other insects in the air.
    jumping_robber_fly_61909fsWQ-7.jpg
  • A fly photographed with a high-speed camera in 1/50,000 of a second.
    Green_Bottle_Fly_72405Fly2.jpg
  • A crane fly photographed at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    nocturnal_crane_fly_32112ZmP-3429.jpg
  • A dobson fly larvae (Corydalus cornutus). These aquatic larvae are carnivorous and will feed on anything they can get their mandibles around including small fish. collected from a small pond in the Lost Pines Forest, Central Texas.
    dobson_fly_larvae_32109hgm-31.jpg
  • A crane fly photographed at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    nocturnal_crane_fly_32112ZmP-3550.jpg
  • A fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) flying near a himilayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus). Western Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-198.jpg
  • A fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) flying near a himilayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus). Western Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-193.jpg
  • A fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) flying near a himilayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus). Western Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-192.jpg
  • African hover fly (Eristalinus taeniops) also called the band-eyed drone fly, photographed with a high-speed camera outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_hover_fly32112ZmP-2212.jpg
  • African hover fly (Eristalinus taeniops) also called the band-eyed drone fly, photographed with a high-speed camera outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_hover_fly32112ZmP-2209.jpg
  • African hover fly (Eristalinus taeniops) also called the band-eyed drone fly, photographed with a high-speed camera outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_hover_fly32112ZmP-2206.jpg
  • African hover fly (Eristalinus taeniops) also called the band-eyed drone fly, photographed with a high-speed camera outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_hover_fly32112ZmP-2149.jpg
  • African hover fly (Eristalinus taeniops) also called the band-eyed drone fly, photographed with a high-speed camera outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    african_hover_fly32112ZmP-2141.jpg
  • A female striped horse fly (Tabanus similis) in flight. Collected off a horse and photographed with a high-speed camera. NE Oregon.<br />
Please Note: This image has been digitally corrected. The background was expanded for better composition, the insect is unaltered.<br />
A female striped horse fly (Tabanus similis) in flight. Collected off a horse and photographed with a high-speed camera. NE Oregon.<br />
Please Note: This image has been digitally corrected. The background was expanded for better composition, the insect is unaltered.
    flying_horsefly_7106HF1.jpg
  • A female striped horse fly (Tabanus similis) in flight. Collected off a horse and photographed with a high-speed camera. NE Oregon
    flying_horsefly_7106HF2.jpg
  • A male spotted wing fruit fly approaches a fresh strawberry. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii however is a substantial pest for berry farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF9-102.jpg
  • Portrait of a male spotted wing fruit fly. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii is a substantial pest for berry and fruit farmers. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_32710SFz3.jpg
  • A male spotted wing fruit fly (left) approaches a female on a fresh strawberry. An introduced pest species in North America, the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii) feeds and breeds on fresh berries such as rasberries, strawberries and cherries – unlike most fruit flies that infest decaying and rotting fruit. Drosophila suzukii however is a substantial pest for berry farmers.
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_31810FF9-101-...jpg
  • Detail of the unique, serrated ovipositor of a female Spotted Wing Fruit Fly (Drosophila suzukii). This allows the female to saw through the skin of ripening fruit and deposit an egg. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_32710FSZso1.jpg
  • Detail of the unique, serrated ovipositor of a female Spotted Wing Fruit Fly (Drosophila suzukii). This allows the female to saw through the skin of ripening fruit and deposit an egg. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    spotted_wing_fruit_fly_3271010FSZso2.jpg
  • A Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens, Family Stratiomyiidae) in flight over moss. Western Oregon.
    soldier_fly_53007wi-6.jpg
  • Not actually a bee - but fly that is a bee mimic. A greater bee-fly (Bombylius major) photographed in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee.
    A_greater_bee-fly-62113in-115.jpg
  • A hover fly (family Syrphidae) in flight. Western Oregon.
    flying_hover_fly_53007hv55-1.jpg
  • A hover fly (family Syrphidae) in flight. Western Oregon.
    hover_fly_flying_52907RF-236.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-140-2.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-107.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-139.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-131.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-140.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-133.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-122.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-114.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-189.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-182.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-180.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-176.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-162.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-160.jpg
  • common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)  are attracted to ripe American blueberries (Vaccinium corimbosum). Westen Oregon.
    Drosophila-9213FF-151.jpg
  • A crane fly (Tipula sp.) flying at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographred via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
    night_insect-7114ni-113.jpg
  • A horse fly trapped in a cape sundew plant (Drosera capensis). Native to Cape Province of South Africa. This plant was photographed from a cultivated specimen.
    cape_sundew-MDurham363_3.jpg
  • A horse fly trapped in a cape sundew plant (Drosera capensis). Native to Cape Province of South Africa. This plant was photographed from a cultivated specimen.
    cape_sundew-MDurham361_3.jpg
  • A horse fly trapped in a cape sundew plant (Drosera capensis). Native to Cape Province of South Africa. This plant was photographed from a cultivated specimen.
    cape_sundew-MDurham362_3.jpg
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