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mating flies - something different -
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hello flyforum,

Today I found a lot of mating flies, especially the snailkilling flies.
some of them looks very funny to me..

the flies found next to water, mostly on plants / Iris pseudacorus
place: Amsterdam Forest - Thijssepark

What are these flies?

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aeroplane?
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Now I understand why females have the eyes wider apart Grin
 
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