Fly School
@dipteracourse.bsky.social
Fly School is a two week course for those who want to gain a more comprehensive understanding of Diptera. The next Fly School will be in 2026. dipteracourse.com
Are any Fly School alumni at ESA?
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SCHOOL Alumni at the 2025
ESA meeting in Portland - who is here (besides me)?
SCHOOL Alumni at the 2025
ESA meeting in Portland - who is here (besides me)?
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Are any Fly School alumni at ESA?
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Reminder: we'll be meeting next Tuesday evening for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social
Please join us for our 34th General Meeting on November 11th [7:00-9:00pm PST (UTC-08:00)] at the Annual Meeting of @entsocamerica.bsky.social. If you won't be at the meeting in person, please see the flyer below for info regarding the Zoom link. The meeting is open to all - hope to see you there! 🦟
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reminder: we'll be meeting next Tuesday evening for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social
We’ll have an announcement about Fly School 2026, which will be shared here as well, but join in person or virtually if you can!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@bertonemyia.bsky.social
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@bertonemyia.bsky.social
Please join us for our 34th General Meeting on November 11th [7:00-9:00pm PST (UTC-08:00)] at the Annual Meeting of @entsocamerica.bsky.social. If you won't be at the meeting in person, please see the flyer below for info regarding the Zoom link. The meeting is open to all - hope to see you there! 🦟
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We’ll have an announcement about Fly School 2026, which will be shared here as well, but join in person or virtually if you can!
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@bertonemyia.bsky.social
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@bertonemyia.bsky.social
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A FLYing visit to the Fynbos, Western Cape, South Africa
A fabulous opportunity to film in an incredible habitat (thanks BBC)- in terms of flora its unique but maybe not the most pristine in terms of disturbance. That didn't seem to perturb the flies...SO MANY BEEFLIES
@dipterists.bsky.social
A fabulous opportunity to film in an incredible habitat (thanks BBC)- in terms of flora its unique but maybe not the most pristine in terms of disturbance. That didn't seem to perturb the flies...SO MANY BEEFLIES
@dipterists.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A FLYing visit to the Fynbos, Western Cape, South Africa
A fabulous opportunity to film in an incredible habitat (thanks BBC)- in terms of flora its unique but maybe not the most pristine in terms of disturbance. That didn't seem to perturb the flies...SO MANY BEEFLIES
@dipterists.bsky.social
A fabulous opportunity to film in an incredible habitat (thanks BBC)- in terms of flora its unique but maybe not the most pristine in terms of disturbance. That didn't seem to perturb the flies...SO MANY BEEFLIES
@dipterists.bsky.social
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The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
A long-held myth about a mosquito evolving in the London Underground has been debunked! 🦟
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Origins of the London Underground mosquito revealed | Natural History Museum
New research reveals that these insects likely evolved in the Mediterranean basin more than 1,000 years ago.
www.nhm.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
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ATTENTION: The deadline to submit talks for this session is tomorrow! Please DM me for the link if you would like to submit a presentation for consideration.
Thanks and please share!
Thanks and please share!
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ATTENTION: The deadline to submit talks for this session is tomorrow! Please DM me for the link if you would like to submit a presentation for consideration.
Thanks and please share!
Thanks and please share!
Reminder to submit your abstracts soon if you are interested in presenting!
We're still accepting talks for the Dipterists Meeting! Please consider submitting a presentation and sharing the announcement.
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Reminder to submit your abstracts soon if you are interested in presenting!
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It’s the @amentsoc.bsky.social annual fair & I’m here with the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
September 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s the @amentsoc.bsky.social annual fair & I’m here with the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great?
#entomology
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#FlyFriday
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#FlyFriday
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
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Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts.
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts.
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
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**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
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Open call for presentations for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting, taking place in Portland, OR in November. Both in-person and virtual presentations will be considered.
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Open call for presentations for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting, taking place in Portland, OR in November. Both in-person and virtual presentations will be considered.
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Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).
Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
careers.amnh.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).
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I am reassociating mosquito heads with bodies this afternoon and I got sidetracked by this BEAUTY
Aedes (mucidus) grahamii - this little lady was from Entebbe, Uganda and was collected in 1961. And STILL looking fabulous
@nhm-london.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @mosquitolab.bsky.social
Aedes (mucidus) grahamii - this little lady was from Entebbe, Uganda and was collected in 1961. And STILL looking fabulous
@nhm-london.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @mosquitolab.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am reassociating mosquito heads with bodies this afternoon and I got sidetracked by this BEAUTY
Aedes (mucidus) grahamii - this little lady was from Entebbe, Uganda and was collected in 1961. And STILL looking fabulous
@nhm-london.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @mosquitolab.bsky.social
Aedes (mucidus) grahamii - this little lady was from Entebbe, Uganda and was collected in 1961. And STILL looking fabulous
@nhm-london.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @mosquitolab.bsky.social
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This is an interesting interaction for entomology folks. Found some ants that looked like they were aphid farming, but they were walking around with abdomens up, which seemed weird. Well, there was a phorid fly lurking around.
Mammoth, AZ
Mammoth, AZ
July 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is an interesting interaction for entomology folks. Found some ants that looked like they were aphid farming, but they were walking around with abdomens up, which seemed weird. Well, there was a phorid fly lurking around.
Mammoth, AZ
Mammoth, AZ
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EXCITING NEWS - BEEFLIES are getting LOVE
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meet the twerking pollinator with a bum-bag: the dark-edged bee-fly
Bombylius major, the thieving, deceiving, fluffy flying narwhal-like insect, that is a harbinger of spring
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
EXCITING NEWS - BEEFLIES are getting LOVE
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A gorgeous fly collected from @opwallscience.bsky.social trip to Honduras in 2023
Ormia sp. are very special Tachinidae as they have ‘ears’ on their prothorax that they use to listen for the hosts (Orthoptera) for their offspring to live in and consume 😎🤓
@dipterists.bsky.social
Ormia sp. are very special Tachinidae as they have ‘ears’ on their prothorax that they use to listen for the hosts (Orthoptera) for their offspring to live in and consume 😎🤓
@dipterists.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A gorgeous fly collected from @opwallscience.bsky.social trip to Honduras in 2023
Ormia sp. are very special Tachinidae as they have ‘ears’ on their prothorax that they use to listen for the hosts (Orthoptera) for their offspring to live in and consume 😎🤓
@dipterists.bsky.social
Ormia sp. are very special Tachinidae as they have ‘ears’ on their prothorax that they use to listen for the hosts (Orthoptera) for their offspring to live in and consume 😎🤓
@dipterists.bsky.social
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⭐ 2024 Top Finds/Pics ⭐
Easily one of the best photos I've ever taken; amazingly took only 1 shot! These dance #flies were hovering slowly, mating mid-air. As many do, the ♀️ is feeding on prey as a nuptial gift 🎁 given by the ♂️
Grateful that Geo Rojas Malavasi saw them 🙏
#Empididae
Costa Rica
Easily one of the best photos I've ever taken; amazingly took only 1 shot! These dance #flies were hovering slowly, mating mid-air. As many do, the ♀️ is feeding on prey as a nuptial gift 🎁 given by the ♂️
Grateful that Geo Rojas Malavasi saw them 🙏
#Empididae
Costa Rica
January 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
⭐ 2024 Top Finds/Pics ⭐
Easily one of the best photos I've ever taken; amazingly took only 1 shot! These dance #flies were hovering slowly, mating mid-air. As many do, the ♀️ is feeding on prey as a nuptial gift 🎁 given by the ♂️
Grateful that Geo Rojas Malavasi saw them 🙏
#Empididae
Costa Rica
Easily one of the best photos I've ever taken; amazingly took only 1 shot! These dance #flies were hovering slowly, mating mid-air. As many do, the ♀️ is feeding on prey as a nuptial gift 🎁 given by the ♂️
Grateful that Geo Rojas Malavasi saw them 🙏
#Empididae
Costa Rica
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It's #BlackFLYday
Here is a little cheeky Simuliid from #FlySchool24 in Costa Rica (image by the amazing @bertonemyia.bsky.social whilst we were teaching at @dipteracourse.bsky.social)
(ok this is not totally black but it IS a blackfly!)
(Don't you love names....)
Here is a little cheeky Simuliid from #FlySchool24 in Costa Rica (image by the amazing @bertonemyia.bsky.social whilst we were teaching at @dipteracourse.bsky.social)
(ok this is not totally black but it IS a blackfly!)
(Don't you love names....)
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM
It's #BlackFLYday
Here is a little cheeky Simuliid from #FlySchool24 in Costa Rica (image by the amazing @bertonemyia.bsky.social whilst we were teaching at @dipteracourse.bsky.social)
(ok this is not totally black but it IS a blackfly!)
(Don't you love names....)
Here is a little cheeky Simuliid from #FlySchool24 in Costa Rica (image by the amazing @bertonemyia.bsky.social whilst we were teaching at @dipteracourse.bsky.social)
(ok this is not totally black but it IS a blackfly!)
(Don't you love names....)
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Another "1st live photo" I assume; a GENUS this time! Thanks to an iNat user who dug in & identified this #fly as Helgreelia parkeri (Odiniidae). Genus + 2 spp. were first described by our good friend Steve Gaimari (CDFA) in 2007
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
@dipteracourse.bsky.social
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
@dipteracourse.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Another "1st live photo" I assume; a GENUS this time! Thanks to an iNat user who dug in & identified this #fly as Helgreelia parkeri (Odiniidae). Genus + 2 spp. were first described by our good friend Steve Gaimari (CDFA) in 2007
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
@dipteracourse.bsky.social
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
@dipteracourse.bsky.social
Great photo, Matt! Melaloncha are very striking 😍
This is Peak Parasitoid™️: the scuttle #fly genus #Melaloncha hunts down #bees to parasitize; their maggot will develop in a single host. Check out that ovipositor!!! 😍
According to world expert Brian Brown this is M. valeria
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
#Phoridae @dipteracourse.bsky.social
According to world expert Brian Brown this is M. valeria
Soltis Center, Costa Rica (August)
#Phoridae @dipteracourse.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Great photo, Matt! Melaloncha are very striking 😍
Come by the Dipterists Society meeting this evening if you're at #EntSoc24 or join virtually!
Hope to see you at the Dipterists Society meeting on Tuesday, 12 Nov, at #EntSoc24 in Phoenix! Join in person or virtually. Visit dipterists.org/annual_meeti... for more info, including the Zoom link. @jpgillung.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @ento-allan.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Come by the Dipterists Society meeting this evening if you're at #EntSoc24 or join virtually!