Discover the amazing world of flies

From mesmerizing compound eyes to precision flight, explore the breathtaking complexity of nature's most misunderstood aerial hunters and pollinators

Scandinavian forest travels: Spotting a slender migrant in the wild

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Scandinavian forest travels: Spotting a slender migrant in the wild

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Hypnotic eyes and diamond stripes: Meeting the ladder-backed hover fly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Hypnotic eyes and diamond stripes: Meeting the ladder-backed hover fly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Parasitic grubs and flower drinkers: Meet the bishop’s-mitre parasite fly

Bristle flies (Tachinidae)

Parasitic grubs and flower drinkers: Meet the bishop’s-mitre parasite fly

Bristle flies (Tachinidae)

Snoring flies and football jerseys: Meeting the sun fly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Snoring flies and football jerseys: Meeting the sun fly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Tipula lateralis: The clumsy drifter of the Northern summer

Crane flies (Tipulidae)

Tipula lateralis: The clumsy drifter of the Northern summer

Crane flies (Tipulidae)

Fuzzy disguises and bumblebee imposters: Meeting the furry dronefly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Fuzzy disguises and bumblebee imposters: Meeting the furry dronefly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Humpbacks, spiky legs, and genomic milestones: Meeting Hybos culiciformis

Dance flies (Hybotidae)

Humpbacks, spiky legs, and genomic milestones: Meeting Hybos culiciformis

Dance flies (Hybotidae)

Not a mosquito after all: A European crane fly in the Swedish woods

Crane flies (Tipulidae)

Not a mosquito after all: A European crane fly in the Swedish woods

Crane flies (Tipulidae)

One-shot wonder: Capturing a striking tree-trunk encounter

House flies (Muscidae)

One-shot wonder: Capturing a striking tree-trunk encounter

House flies (Muscidae)

Tiny meadow gems: The world of Calliopum

Lauxaniid flies (Lauxaniidae)

Tiny meadow gems: The world of Calliopum

Lauxaniid flies (Lauxaniidae)

The body-snatching parasite: Unmasking the heath small-palp fly

Bristle flies (Tachinidae)

The body-snatching parasite: Unmasking the heath small-palp fly

Bristle flies (Tachinidae)

Gentle giant of the woodlands: The pellucid hoverfly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)

Gentle giant of the woodlands: The pellucid hoverfly

Hoverflies (Syrphidae)
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