#acroceridae

[bowelfly]

i love ur art so much. it's perfect. it's the best. i love bugs.

[razehider]

here is a small-headed fly, Astomella hispaniae, a ridiculous beast that i distinctly remember finding at like 8 in the evening because the accursed sun wouldn't let me go outside until then. i was reminded of my first encounter with this weird little family by apsciencebydan's recent post and i can confirm they're very disorienting to see in person, since as i was approaching it i thought it was a decapitated hoverfly for some reason

(July 28th, 2024)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most people are familiar with the relationship between spiders and flies; spiders weave webs, flies get caught and eaten. However, there are some flies that have decided to flip the script. These are aptly named the spider flies, and when the tiny larva of these species encounter a spider they crawl inside and attach themselves to the spider's lung, where they slowly feed on the spider over the next several years.

(Image: An adult Panops baudini spider fly feeding on a flower's nectar by Dan Schocknecht)

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[cnestus]

absurd creature. small-headed fly (Acroceridae)

[drhoz]

Velmi vzácný druh z řádu dvoukřídlých a čeledi Acroceridae. Byla zastižena na letišti v Hradčanech na Českolipsku. 

  “A very rare species of the order Diptera, and family Acroceridae. It was found at the airport in Hradčany in Českolipsko. “

[cnestus]

animals i saw at work

[cnestus]

lab bug roundup

too lazy to tag them all but you can ask for IDs in the notes

[bowelfly]

inktober day 3. it’s pete

(acroceridae)