Cleaning up - dipteran style

Cleaning up - dipteran style

We spent the morning exploring the block with an 11 and 9 year old. Lucy caught this cool fly - a lauxanid, Sapromyza sp. It was quite cooperative and allowed me to take some very up close shots and video of it preening itself.

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And here's the video!