One thing people underestimate about entomology (especially for fly taxonomy) is how big a role male genitalia plays in species identification. Genitalia and wing vein patterns, these are two key traits.
What a bunch of pervs. 😂🪰🔬
What a bunch of pervs. 😂🪰🔬
The collections at @nhm-london.bsky.social are full of glorious specimens esp the Flies. But they also come with lots of extra information
Roger Crosskey wrote down his feelings 50 years ago about this species complex - his frustration evident
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
Roger Crosskey wrote down his feelings 50 years ago about this species complex - his frustration evident
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
One thing people underestimate about entomology (especially for fly taxonomy) is how big a role male genitalia plays in species identification. Genitalia and wing vein patterns, these are two key traits.
What a bunch of pervs. 😂🪰🔬
What a bunch of pervs. 😂🪰🔬
🪰 New study from Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, @champalimaudr.bsky.social shows that a brief, well-controlled burst of oxidative stress from glial cells right after an injury can help the fruit fly brain repair itself.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
🪰 New study from Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, @champalimaudr.bsky.social shows that a brief, well-controlled burst of oxidative stress from glial cells right after an injury can help the fruit fly brain repair itself.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🪰 New study from Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, @champalimaudr.bsky.social shows that a brief, well-controlled burst of oxidative stress from glial cells right after an injury can help the fruit fly brain repair itself.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Controlled “Oxidative Spark”: A Surprising Ally in Brain Repair | Champalimaud Foundation
For decades, molecules called reactive species of oxygen (free radicals) have mostly been cast as villains in the brain, blamed for mechanisms associated with ageing, neurodegeneration and the damage ...
www.fchampalimaud.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
🪰 New study from Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, @champalimaudr.bsky.social shows that a brief, well-controlled burst of oxidative stress from glial cells right after an injury can help the fruit fly brain repair itself.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Morning FLY 🪰 ✨️
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Morning FLY 🪰 ✨️
I would like to be a fly on the so I could see that handoff.🪰
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I would like to be a fly on the so I could see that handoff.🪰
I was NOT prepared to be this uncomfortable...
🪰 The Hungry Fly Playthrough is live! youtu.be/-G0yd-c7Yqw?...
#gaming #playthrough #horror #vods #thehungryfly #indiegames
🪰 The Hungry Fly Playthrough is live! youtu.be/-G0yd-c7Yqw?...
#gaming #playthrough #horror #vods #thehungryfly #indiegames
I was not prepared to be this uncomfortable... | The Hungry Fly #playthrough #gaming
YouTube video by Syghskoff the Brewruid
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February 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I was NOT prepared to be this uncomfortable...
🪰 The Hungry Fly Playthrough is live! youtu.be/-G0yd-c7Yqw?...
#gaming #playthrough #horror #vods #thehungryfly #indiegames
🪰 The Hungry Fly Playthrough is live! youtu.be/-G0yd-c7Yqw?...
#gaming #playthrough #horror #vods #thehungryfly #indiegames
A drone fly going ham on some lobelias. Their legs always strike me as ridiculously long but I’m sure it’s completely necessary in the hoverfly world 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly
#hoverfly
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A drone fly going ham on some lobelias. Their legs always strike me as ridiculously long but I’m sure it’s completely necessary in the hoverfly world 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly
#hoverfly
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🤣🦠😂🦠🤣!! WISDOM !! 🤣LivingNEXT door2 🪱💩MAGAts 💩🪱 IS theFIRST step2 💩🪰🦠FLY🦠🪰💩 infestation. 😱🪰💩🪰💩🪰😱🤣
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
🤣🦠😂🦠🤣!! WISDOM !! 🤣LivingNEXT door2 🪱💩MAGAts 💩🪱 IS theFIRST step2 💩🪰🦠FLY🦠🪰💩 infestation. 😱🪰💩🪰💩🪰😱🤣
All I was really going for was pointing out the translucent lavender wings to the lavender flower LOL! Thanks I learned something today! And I think it's a good sign I can still find beauty in a fly...🤣🪰
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
All I was really going for was pointing out the translucent lavender wings to the lavender flower LOL! Thanks I learned something today! And I think it's a good sign I can still find beauty in a fly...🤣🪰
Sleep-like states occur across the animal kingdom. A study @currentbiology.bsky.social describes 3 distinct sleep states based on inactivity duration criteria in 🪰💤. Ultradian oscillations of fly sleep states were reminiscent of mammalian sleep cycles. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Recognition of distinct sleep states in Drosophila uncovers previously obscured homeostatic and circadian control of sleep
Understanding the mechanisms underlying homeostatic sleep regulation is a central, unmet goal of sleep science. Our comprehension of such regulation i…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Sleep-like states occur across the animal kingdom. A study @currentbiology.bsky.social describes 3 distinct sleep states based on inactivity duration criteria in 🪰💤. Ultradian oscillations of fly sleep states were reminiscent of mammalian sleep cycles. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I’ll be the fly if you catch me with your tongue 🪰
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I’ll be the fly if you catch me with your tongue 🪰
Did u know? Small souls love to hide, nest, live & shelter in nooks & crannies. So, celebrate imperfections in your garden. Don't fill in holes, or smooth over cracks - it might look like a *mess* to you, but it'll be paradise to a bee/wasp, or fly... 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍🪰🐝
February 5, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Did u know? Small souls love to hide, nest, live & shelter in nooks & crannies. So, celebrate imperfections in your garden. Don't fill in holes, or smooth over cracks - it might look like a *mess* to you, but it'll be paradise to a bee/wasp, or fly... 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍🪰🐝
beautiful 😍 fly 🪰 hot 🥵 and sexy 💋
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
beautiful 😍 fly 🪰 hot 🥵 and sexy 💋
First crocuses of spring, including what I suspect is a honeybee, assuming it’s not some fly with Batesian mimicry 🌷🐝🪰
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
First crocuses of spring, including what I suspect is a honeybee, assuming it’s not some fly with Batesian mimicry 🌷🐝🪰
🪰 DEADLINE: Dipterists Society Travel and Research Grant applications are due by 9 February 2026
Please see the last issue of Fly Times (dipterists.org/assets/PDF/f...) or visit the Society's website for details: dipterists.org/grants_award...
Please see the last issue of Fly Times (dipterists.org/assets/PDF/f...) or visit the Society's website for details: dipterists.org/grants_award...
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🪰 DEADLINE: Dipterists Society Travel and Research Grant applications are due by 9 February 2026
Please see the last issue of Fly Times (dipterists.org/assets/PDF/f...) or visit the Society's website for details: dipterists.org/grants_award...
Please see the last issue of Fly Times (dipterists.org/assets/PDF/f...) or visit the Society's website for details: dipterists.org/grants_award...
when you get fly 🪰 to come to class but she absent 🦗🥝🍊🍋🍎
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
when you get fly 🪰 to come to class but she absent 🦗🥝🍊🍋🍎
The infamous human bot fly (Dermatobia hominis). This specimen is from a rainforest in Honduras, deposited at the Biological Museum, Lund University.
[MZLU 00131504]
#Diptera #Oestridae 🪰
[MZLU 00131504]
#Diptera #Oestridae 🪰
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
The infamous human bot fly (Dermatobia hominis). This specimen is from a rainforest in Honduras, deposited at the Biological Museum, Lund University.
[MZLU 00131504]
#Diptera #Oestridae 🪰
[MZLU 00131504]
#Diptera #Oestridae 🪰
These blokes who look like they couldn't hurt a fly, but then turn out to have a tool of that calibre really turn me on! 🔨 🪰 💥 🍑🫠
February 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
These blokes who look like they couldn't hurt a fly, but then turn out to have a tool of that calibre really turn me on! 🔨 🪰 💥 🍑🫠
Like a dead fly in your Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s happenstance.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Like a dead fly in your Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s happenstance.
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🍷🪰
Is Jeff eating something? Or is he turning into a fly again 🪰
February 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Is Jeff eating something? Or is he turning into a fly again 🪰
I’m on day 32 of the #100DaysOfInsects challenge…unbroken streak, baby! These are from days 3, 4, and 5.
I try to create a fun font to go with each drawing. (Sometimes, it’s just the first letter.)
Yeah, I put an extra “en” in the Golden-backed Snipe Fly 😂
#insect #drawing 🪰🕸️
I try to create a fun font to go with each drawing. (Sometimes, it’s just the first letter.)
Yeah, I put an extra “en” in the Golden-backed Snipe Fly 😂
#insect #drawing 🪰🕸️
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I’m on day 32 of the #100DaysOfInsects challenge…unbroken streak, baby! These are from days 3, 4, and 5.
I try to create a fun font to go with each drawing. (Sometimes, it’s just the first letter.)
Yeah, I put an extra “en” in the Golden-backed Snipe Fly 😂
#insect #drawing 🪰🕸️
I try to create a fun font to go with each drawing. (Sometimes, it’s just the first letter.)
Yeah, I put an extra “en” in the Golden-backed Snipe Fly 😂
#insect #drawing 🪰🕸️
Yep. North Texans/DFW metroplex voters definitely shook things up last night. 💙💙💙Oh, to be a fly on the wall in MAGA/GOP meetings on Monday 🤣🪰
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Yep. North Texans/DFW metroplex voters definitely shook things up last night. 💙💙💙Oh, to be a fly on the wall in MAGA/GOP meetings on Monday 🤣🪰
Be afraid. Be very afraid. HorrorBuzz is kicking off their Horror Movie Night series in 2026 with a special 40th anniversary screening of David Cronenberg’s notorious body horror classic THE FLY!
Feb 28 🪰
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-f...
Feb 28 🪰
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-f...
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Be afraid. Be very afraid. HorrorBuzz is kicking off their Horror Movie Night series in 2026 with a special 40th anniversary screening of David Cronenberg’s notorious body horror classic THE FLY!
Feb 28 🪰
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-f...
Feb 28 🪰
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-f...