True Flies

True Flies - Order Diptera
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    Robber fly, Asilidae, with beetle prey (Monteverde, Costa Rica). The robust thorax (midsection) stores powerful flight muscles, allowing these impressive predators to pick prey out of mid-air.
    House fly, Muscidae, from Iowa.
    Syrphid fly (Syrphidae, also known as flower flies or hover flies), probably Toxomerus sp., from Wisconsin.