Monthly Archives: April 2013

Fairyfly

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Today I happened to see this article just as I was getting ready to try to photograph a “fairyfly” (Mymaridae) that had emerged from a Bidens alba (romerillo or common beggarticks) leaf I’d collected a few weeks ago. Lacking a scanning electron … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anagrus, Asteraceae, Bidens, Bidens alba, chalcid, fairyfly, Mymaridae, parasitoid, wasp | 3 Comments

Egg on a Leaf-footed Bug

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

On March 17, the night before embarking on the southeastern road trip from which my car has yet to return, I noticed a tachinid fly egg on the head of a Western Conifer Seed Bug (Coreidae: Leptoglossus occidentalis) in my bathroom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coreidae, Diptera, egg, feather-legged fly, fly, leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, parasitism, parasitoid, Tachinidae, Trichopoda, Trichopoda pennipes, Western Conifer Seed Bug | 5 Comments

Leaf-footed Bug Egg

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

One day in south central Florida, Julia and I were walking along a trail through a hardwood hammock when I spotted a beautiful leaf-footed bug (Coreidae) egg. While I was admiring it, I heard a loud buzz overhead, and I looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala declivis, Coreidae, egg, leaf-footed bug, nymph | 7 Comments

Spider Parasitoid

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

I have much too much going on right now to be writing blog posts, but I’m waiting for an oil change at the moment, so let’s see what I can do… On the first night of our road trip we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acrotaphus wiltii, Araneidae, Araneus, Araneus bicentenarius, cocoon, excrement, ichneumon wasp, Ichneumonidae, meconium, orbweaver, parasitism, parasitoid, Polysphincta genus group, spider, wasp | 7 Comments

Adventures in Alabama

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

(This post turned out to be a bit more long and rambling than I intended. I won’t be offended if you just skip through and look at the pretty pictures.) It was all going so well until we pulled into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera tubulus, Agromyzidae, Alabama, beetle, Blennocampinae, brown elfin, Buprestidae, buttercup, Callophrys augustinus, Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, carrion beetle, Chromatomyia, Colias, Crabronidae, egg, Erebidae, Fabaceae, fly, honeysuckle, jumping spider, leaf mine, Lonicera, lunate zale, Lycaenidae, mayapple, metallic wood-boring beetle, moth, mournful thyris, Oiceoptoma inaequale, organ pipe mud dauber, Phytomyza, Pieridae, Ptosima gibbicollis, Ranunculus, redbud borer, ridged carrion beetle, Salticidae, sawfly, Silphidae, spider, sulphur, Thyrididae, Thyris sepulchralis, Trillium, Trypoxylon, Trypoxylon politum, vetch, Vicia, Vicia caroliniana, wasp, wood vetch, Zale, Zale lunata | 13 Comments

Monthly Mystery #5: Foamy Wisps on Twigs

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Greetings from the Everglades! At least, that’s where I am right now if everything has gone according to plan. I’m actually writing this in early March and scheduling it to be posted on April 1. This month’s mystery is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Unsolved Mysteries | 3 Comments

Monthly Archives: April 2013

Fairyfly

Egg on a Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug Egg

Spider Parasitoid

Adventures in Alabama

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