True Flies

1. Crane Flies

1.1. Harmless

1.2. Have very short lifespan

2. Biting Midges

2.1. Females attack when threatened

2.2. Have feather like extensions on antenna

3. Moth Flies

3.1. Common pests in households and can live in drainage

4. Horseflies

4.1. Siphon

4.2. Carnivorous

4.3. They eat bristleworms

5. Midges

5.1. Contain Hemoglobin

5.2. Swarm in large numbers but they are harmless

6. Mosquites

6.1. Developmental Stages (Eggs, Larva, Pupa, and Adult)

6.2. If knocked out of water or "tumbles", they move back to surface

7. Phantom Midges

7.1. Have two air sacs to live

7.2. Two air sacs that allow them to live in anoxic water

8. Hoverflies

8.1. Very important pollinators and predators of aphids