Insects and Spiders

Female Northern Plushback Fly

I didn't really pay much attention to flies before picking up a camera. Now I am amazed at the variety of them. So many different cool kinds of flies. I'll be walking along and the sunshine will make one sparkle and it always catches my eye now.
Female Northern Plushback Fly (Palpada vinetorum)

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