For #FlyFriday or #Flyday why not a new podcast with me talking flies with Paul McGuinness on #WildLives (ignore the one of the worlds experts - many better than me!!) #bbcwildlife podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Its day 2 of #InsectAdvent I think that this little fly ate too many mince pies! Welcome to Platyna hastata - whose bum maybe as wide as they are long! Soldierflies or Stratiomyidae are some of the most eye-catching of the flies. @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Gift Guide continued! (2/3) #Diptera #GiftGuide #FlyDay @ecologysupplies.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @toldentops.bsky.social

Day 6 of #InsectAdvent Done all your prep for you Xmas party? Decorations up, food organised and your outfit looking amazing. Then relax like this Bombylius discolor - sitting down in its finest waiting for the action to start… @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Day 5 of #InsectAdvent The imbiber. The one that’s always finishing every last drop of wine Rhingia campestris - the Heineken fly so called as it refreshes the parts other insects cannot reach..cheers @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Day 3 of #InsectAdvent For our Nativity themed posts what about a specimen from Natal (Portuguese for Christmas) that comes equipped with the best drinking straw! Prosoeca ganglbaueri (Nemestrinidae) could even steal your drink from across the room @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Ahhh happy Sunday night everyone. The wonderful @nhcooper123.bsky.social and @joshlukedavis.com thought it wise to ask me to talk about my fav specimens… Enjoy. @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social

Legs, wings, spines abound! Fungus gnat fornication. Making more lil' flies. #Mycetophilidae Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Look at those eyes! #flyday #bugskye #entomology #macro

A dipterist's dipteron, the elusive Borboropsis puberula. The only member of the family in the UK. Restricted to the Scottish Highlands. This one from Ben Lawers is probably the 7th UK record. #Diptera #Entomology @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

Thanks for making last week's 34th General Meeting of the Dipterists Society (ESA/Portland) a success! We were glad to see you in person or on zoom & hope you enjoyed it. We'll post more from the meeting, including links to recordings, soon. We hope to see you next year & at other DS events!

Excited to announce that Fly School IV will be 27 July-9 August 2026, in Costa Rica! Applications will open in January. @dipterists.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social

Reminder: we'll be meeting next Tuesday evening for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social

Can't wait to visit @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & see the Fly collection, followed by a fab set of talks the next day. This meeting will also be hybrid (But please do sign up) @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social @unirdgento.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! 🦟

#invertober 8, bee killer robber fly. GO my diptera 👐 #invertober2025

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!

Happy #Invertober day 8! Bee-killer robber fly (mallophora fautrix) #SciArt #Invertober2025

REMINDER: The deadline to submit a fly talk at ESA for the Dipterists Society is this Friday, October 10th. Please share and/or let me know if you'd like to submit!

We're still accepting talks for the Dipterists Meeting! Please consider submitting a presentation and sharing the announcement.

#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

TGI Flyday

If you're interested in presenting at the Dipterists Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social please consider submitting a talk!

Which fly, err dark taxon are you? (Hint: most "dark taxa" are flies/Diptera)

Tired of doom scrolling? Want to help a PhD student out? Check your collection for Promachus (and friends) and I'll be forever indebted! If you need an excuse to get outside and go collecting this weekend, this is it! #Asilidae #Diptera

**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.

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.

Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).

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/...