When wikipedia explains that the intraocular distance doesn't exceed body length, unlike plagiocephalus latifrons, you gotta check out plagiocephalus latifrons

Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagiocephalus the Wise

Cooool

Plagiocephalus latifrons (Henderson’s, 1909) - 1 of the many stalk-eyed flies & a dam fine specimen caught by @flyliceresearch at #FlySchool24

There are many fly families with stalk-eyed spp. Some with their antennae at the end of the stalks, whilst others the antennae is still on the head

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I mean, do I even need to explain why? 😂
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This is a male stalk-eyed #fly from Costa Rica. Females lack the hammerhead while males "compare sizes" for a chance to mate. Evolution is magical 🪄

#Ulidiidae: #Plagiocephalus
Collected by @flyliceresearch.bsky.social

couldn't get enough pictures for Plagiocephalus, because I'm not sure yet I can sustain this project non-commercially :( means I can't use your great pictures for now either.

thanks, didn't know these :) I added some pairs to #DuoNat to learn to distinguish them from Plagiocephalus and Diopsidae (which are the only ones I knew + photographed)

duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3805&...

(check the short tutorial behind the help button)

#biodiversity #iNaturalist #diptera #flies

me when i see a pretty lady

ITYM Plagiocephalus