Look at the wings of these flies, from the genus Goniurellia. Each wing has a detailed ima

Look at the wings of these flies, from the genus Goniurellia. Each wing has a detailed image of an ant, when the wings move, the ants appear to walk.

Most of its predators would want to avoid a confrontation with the stings of ants.

1) Mpergil 2) Dr Brigitte Howarth

The detailed image of an ant on each wing complete with six legs, two antennae, a head, thorax and tapered abdomen.

A body guard ‘painted’ on each side.

Source of image one: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119596889

Source of image two: https://boingboing.net/2013/11/08/fruitfly-evolved-pictures-of-a.html

Some reading to get you started this species is the 2nd image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniurellia_tridens

Look at the wings of these flies, from the genus Goniurellia. Each wing has a detailed ima