Two flies a small distance away from each other grasp grass blades above the ground after emerging from bee nests.
A fly grasping a blade of grass is still soft and with shriveled wings. It has just emerged from a bee nest below.
A view of a heavy-bodied brown fly with large red eyes sitting on the tip of a leaf blade.
A grayish brown fly with a yellow face and reddish eyes rests on a white background. It has a long beak held under and behind its head
Most surprising find @ bee aggregation '26 were lots of thick-headed #flies emerging! They're parasitoids of adult bees, grabbing them mid-air to inject eggs into the abdomen. Eww but cool! (I guess not if you're a bee 😂) Here's one on a flower: flic.kr/p/2ocMhfV
#Conopidae: #Zodion
NC, USA