Invertebrate / Diptera / Fly

Mosquito mouthparts diagram featuring an Anopholes female mosquito.  These mouthparts allow the mosquito to break skin, and access blood without disturbing the host. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Chironomid midge Micropsectra radialis  adult with larva.  Head capsule detail reconstructed form electron microscope images of fossilized remains.

Blue bottle fly Calliphora vomitoria adult cut to whtie

Anopheles gambiae African Malaria mosquito unfed female, posing in typical diagonal position

Eggs of Anopheles Malaria mosquito, showing floats and distinctive shape, resting on water surface

Larva of Anopheles gambiae Malaria mosquito showing typical position, parallel to the water surface

Pupa of Anopheles mosquito based on Anopheles gambiae at water surface

Feeding African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae showing stylets as she feeds, and swollen belly with tergites forced apart and excess liquid excreted during feeding

African Malaria Mosquito Life cycle Anopheles gambiae

Flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis with maggot and pupa

Drosophila fruit flies male and female along side each other showing sexual dimorphism, cut to white