Jewels of Death: Images of Spider Flies

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Apsona muscaria

An adult spider fly

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Leucopsina odyneroides

An adult spider fly

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Leucopsina odyneroides

An adult spider fly

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Leucopsina odyneroides

An adult spider fly

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Leucopsina odyneroides

An adult spider fly

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Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss

An adult spider fly

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Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss

An adult spider fly

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Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss

An adult spider fly

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Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss, female

An adult spider fly

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Panops austrae Neboiss

An adult spider fly

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Panops austrae Neboiss

An adult spider fly

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Jennifer Welsh
Jennifer Welsh

Jennifer Welsh is a Connecticut-based science writer and editor and a regular contributor to Live Science. She also has several years of bench work in cancer research and anti-viral drug discovery under her belt. She has previously written for Science News, VerywellHealth, The Scientist, Discover Magazine, WIRED Science, and Business Insider.

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