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Photo 1 - Ephydridae sp. / Photo 2 - Calyptratae sp.
Unidentified drain flies.
17/09/23 - Schizophora spp.
QLD:BRB - Townsville, suburban drainage ditch
#Arthropods#Arthropoda#insects#insecta#insect#insectblr#insects tw#bugs#bugblr#bugs tw#bug#entomology#invertblr#invertebrates#Schizophora#Calyptrate Flies#Calyptratae#Shore Flies#Ephydroidea#Brachycera#Brachyceran Flies#Diptera#flies#unidentified
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Fruit fly (Drosophila bifurca)
Photo by Scott Pitnick
Fun fact: Fruit flies of the species D. bifurcata have the longest sperm cells of any organism on Earth at a whopping 6 cm (2.4 in) in length!!
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