Nick Upton / Pair of Flesh Flies (Sarcophaga sp.) mating, Wiltshire pastureland, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) "bubbling" regurgitated stomach contents in order to increase the concentration of its food by evaporating excessive water content. Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) "bubbling" regurgitated stomach contents in order to increase the concentration of its food by evaporating excessive water content. Wiltshire, UK, September.

Georgette Douwma / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) UK.

Georgette Douwma / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), close up showing compound eyes. UK.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) Lewisham, London, July

Rod Williams / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) on fallen leaf, South London, UK, August

Rod Williams / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) grooming, South London, UK, August

Nick Upton / Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga sp.) portrait, sunbasking on a leaf, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Russell Cooper / Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) portrait at rest on grass stem, South London, England, UK

Nick Upton / Portrait of a Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) cleaning a wing with its back legs. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) sun basking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Fleshfly (Sarcophaga carnaria) on blackberry, England, UK.

Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) feeding on sugary excretions from aphids on a rose leaf, garden, Wiltshire, UK

Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) sun basking on a leaf, garden, Wiltshire, UK

Kim Taylor / Grey Flesh Fly {Sarcophaga carnaria} feeding on Common hogweed {Heracleum sphondylium} Europe.

Ross Hoddinott / Flesh-flies {Sarcophaga carnaria} mating, Dunsdon DWT reserve, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK.

Kim Taylor / Grey Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) resting on bark. UK

Kim Taylor / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) with Grey Flesh Fly prey, UK.

Philippe Clement / Flesh fly on wall {Sarcophaga carnaria} Belgium

Konrad Wothe / Grey Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), Germany

Premaphotos / Four Flesh flies (Sarcophaga carnaria) and a Noonday fly (Mesembrina meridiana) (top) and on an over-ripe plum, UK

Premaphotos / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) on hawthorn berries, UK

Chris Mattison / Common flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) feeding on Ivy (Hedera sp.) flowers, Wales, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) adult, Devon, England, UK.