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Long legged fly? in February in Massachusetts?? There’s still snow on the ground. I suppose s/he could have hatched indoors around my wintering trees and plants…

Some tiny gall midges with hairy wings for #Flyday.

Manitoba, Canada.

Long 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.
#Flyday #FlydayFriday #diptera #insect #sciaridae #manitoba #flies #FridayFlyday

A green midge (Chironomidae) for #flyday.
Manitoba, Canada.
#FlydayFriday #FridayFlyday #FlyFriday #insect #diptera #chironomidae

Happy Friday! #FlyDay #BirdsOfMastodon #Hummingbirds

It's #FlyDay! Here's a Crane Fly (specifically Nephrotoma altissima) that I met on the sidewalk in front of my house. We had an neighbourly conversation about the weather, the local sports team, and where to find the best leaf detritus for egg laying.
#insect #Diptera #CraneFly #Tipulidae #FlyFriday #FridayFlyday

A snail killing fly, though I saw nothing of the sort

@Pollinators here's another #WildflowerWednesday post that actually has #flowers in it..lol (+bonus #Flyday )
From July 01 Erigeron philadelphicus is an occasional here, usually #wetland edge. Interestingly, I introduced it to a garden bed, and discovered that it doesn't need wetland or even mesic conditions-- it thrives in even rather dry parts of the rock gardens! (more below) #NativePlants #florespondence #Alberta #nature #WildflowerHour also bonus: invasive Buttercup Ranunculus acris

Tired: TGI Friday
Wired: TGI Flyday

An iridescent blue fly in a microscope's spotlight.
#flyday #flydayFriday #insect

Today is #FlyDay, which commemorates the day that w[1118] was isolated.

For #FlyDay, Morgan’s classic paper on the white-eyed fly, “Sex-limited Inheritance in Drosophila.”

Since it is somehow still paywalled at Science after 114 years, a free version with forward by Robert Robbins at ESP.

http://www.esp.org/foundations/genetics/classical/thm-10a.pdf

Can't beat a #FlyDay Curlew.

A tiny, pretty, hover fly

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251366488

Sunny and 18℃, bugs are out

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251365896