Thick-headed fly. Close-up of the head of a thick-headed fly (family Conopidae), showing its mouthparts (lower right), one of its large compound eyes

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Thick-headed fly. Close-up of the head of a thick-headed fly (family Conopidae), showing its mouthparts (lower right), one of its large compound eyes (dark, oval), and short antennae (upper right). Conopid flies are distributed worldwide except for the poles and many of the Pacific islands. Photographed in Cantabria, Spain.

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Photo credit: © NICOLAS REUSENS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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