NATURE - Arthropods - Funky Flies
Antenna-foot Stilt-legged Fly (Rainieria antennaepes)
Taylor Creek Park, Toronto, ON.
June 23rd, 2022. (9857)
There is no common English name for this species of fly but the scientific name "antennaepes" means "antenna-foot" and refers to the behaviour of this fly raising its front legs and waving them to make them appear like the antennae of Ichneumonid Wasps.