Tag Archives: Bombyliidae

Behind Door #1…

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Charley Eiseman

When Julia was in high school, she built this little cabin in the woods behind her family’s house in central Ohio: One chilly morning last April, when we stopped there on our way to spending a week exploring the Ozarks, … Continue reading →

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Introducing Brachys howdeni

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

The state flower of Massachusetts is mayflower, which no longer seems an appropriate name since it blooms in April these days (I even saw some flowers in March this year). Another name for this plant is trailing arbutus, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wall of Bees

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

I just learned that this week is National Pollinator Week, which I ironically started off with a post about sneaky beetle larvae that take advantage of bees visiting flowers.  So this seems like a good time to write about the … Continue reading →

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