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4. Flies, Bees, wasps and hornets

 

Key:

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BO - 1998 Borneo

VN - 1999 Venezuela

EC - 2000 Ecuador

CR - 2001 Costa Rica

TH - 2002 Thailand

OZ - 2003 Australia

MD - 2004 Madagascar

UK - United Kingdom

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Flies

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 OZ CRW_2599a cicada emerging from old skin

                            OZ CRW_0950a freshly hatched cicada

                                                       OZ IP9S3355a cicada on leaf

                                                                              OZ CRW_0839a red eyed fly

OZ CRW_2599a cicada emerging from old skin
OZ CRW_0950a freshly hatched cicada
OZ IP9S3355a cicada on leaf
OZ CRW_0839a red eyed fly

  OZ CRW_0804a robber fly

                             OZ CRW_1777a robber fly with beetle

                                                        OZ IP9S5501b Robber with Lunch

                                                                     OZ IP9S4856a robber fly & blue bug

OZ CRW_0804a robber fly
OZ CRW_1777a robber fly with beetle
OZ IP9S5501b Robber with Lunch
OZ IP9S4856a robber fly & blue bug

 OZ IP9S5351s mayfly with kaleidoscope eye

                           OZ IP9S5511a sand fly

                                                       TH a irridescent fruit fly on a leaf

                                                                        UK IP9S0736f Hoverfly & Thistle

OZ IP9S5351s mayfly with kaleidoscope eye
OZ IP9S5511a sand fly
TH a irridescent fruit fly on a leaf
UK IP9S0736f Hoverfly & Thistle

 UK IP9S0839c hoverfly on pistil inside flower

                       UK IP9S1142e picture-winged fly's eyes on rhubarb (family Tephritidae)

UK IP9S0839c hoverfly on pistil inside flower
UK IP9S1142e eyes of wiggly wing fly on rhubarb

MD IP9S2951a

                        MD IP9S3306a

                                                    MD IP9S2963a sewer drain gnat 

IP9S2951a
IP9S3306a
MD IP9S2963a sewer drain knat sewer drain knat

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Bees

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    UK IP9S1670a Bee approaching big yellow petal flower

                                UK bee in flight with swooshing wings

                                                          UK IP9S1671c bee with tongue out near flower

                                                                 UK IP9S0907ab Salmon Beauty pollen bee

   TH IMG_7952 five bees asleep on a twig

TH IMG_7952 five bees asleep on a twig

​Wasps

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    MD IP9S2997a irridescent blue parasitic wasp on window

​                               OZ parasitic wasps on nest under boardwalk stairs

MD IP9S2997a irridescent blue parasitic wasp on window
OZ parasitic wa sps on nest under boardwalk stairs

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Hornets

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    MD IP9S2941a orange hornets on nest

MD IP9S2941a orange hornets on nest
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