This punked out fly distracted me from the mushrooms I was going to post today. This is the second time I’ve photographed and posted pics of one but this time I just had to make a positive ID. Once again BugGuide.net has come to my rescue. ‘Punk A$$ Fly’ isn’t a proper name no matter how accurate the description is. I would like to introduce you to:

Archytas apicifer

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At over a half inch these are fairly large flies. Contrary to the punk/goth look the adults are more interested in flowers which they feed upon. It’s their young that are the stuff nightmares are made of. The larvae are parasitoids that develop on moths. So relax and get a good nights sleep, they won’t be sucking out your life juices except in dreams.

It’s a toss up between which post has the better images of the white faced fly. You can see the other photos on: Bad Hair Day.

I also strongly advise scrolling to the bottom and staring into the eyes of the Hypno-Frog until ready to do my bidding.

No? Then just take one more look at Spike and we’ll move along and see what Stewy is up to.

If Stewy could talk

What’s that stupid dog nosing around for now?

Not again. It’s one thing to go barking up the wrong tree but getting stuck up there is another.

Out of the Woods
Stewy is playing ‘catch up’ after Pookey and I left him behind.

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6 Responses

1. sharkbytes Says:
   September 24th, 2011 at 7:26 pm

   That is one weird fly. I can’t say that I’ve looked at enough flies to find one with a white face.

   Maybe it’s me and they turn white after looking in my face.

2. rainfield Says:
   September 24th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

   Hi cat, we cannot blame the dog.

   What it is doing just reflects the way its master did the training.

   So you’re saying I stick my nose in places it doesn’t belong and don’t know how to fall out of a tree?

3. Louise Says:
   September 25th, 2011 at 11:31 am

   Whew! That fly gives me the hee-bee-gee-bees. In the constant battle for supremacy, the cat will always prevail, because he instinctively knows that he is superior.

4. Marguerite Says:
   September 25th, 2011 at 8:45 pm

   That has to be the ugliest looking fly I’ve ever seen. Not sure what’s worse, the red googly eyes or the mass of hair sticking out all over. I need to wash my eyeballs now. In pleasant news, hubby drew your name out of the hat for the Novica gift certificate. If you wouldn’t mind emailing me at canoecorner AT hotmail, I’ll send over the electronic certificate. Cheers ~M

5. Donna Says:
   September 26th, 2011 at 10:32 pm

   That is a really bizarre looking fly, but very cool. It almost looks attired in Goth or heavy metal.

6. Crystal@PatioUmbrellasOnline Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 1:53 am

   The orange cat looks just like mine. Makes me wonder where mine goes when he hops the fence.

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