Diptera
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Diptera |
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| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1319015 | fire ant decapitating flies | Pseudacteon spp. | Fire ants will try hard to avoid the sting of a phorid fly (top, center). Once deposited, an egg quickly hatches into a larva that eventually kills the host by decapitation. Shown about nine times actual size. |
