Tag Archives: flat-footed fly

Stinkhorns

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

Not far from the dead squirrel, I encountered something else that was attracting a lot of flies. The smell was far more intense and unpleasant than from the squirrel parts, yet it wasn’t decomposing at all, but in the prime … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blow fly, bubble, Calliphoridae, Cynomya cadaverina, Diptera, Drosophilidae, flat-footed fly, fly, fungus, Heleomyzidae, Melanderomyia, mushroom, Phallaceae, Phallus ravenelii, Platypezidae, Ravenel's stinkhorn, stinkhorn, Suillia, vinegar fly | 2 Comments

Good Bugs & Bad Bugs

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

By far the most common question I’m asked when I identify an insect for someone is, “is it a good bug or a bad bug?” I usually don’t give a straight answer. Maybe this post will help illustrate why. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Augochlora pura, bee, beetle, Cerambycidae, Chilocorus stigma, Coccidae, Coccinellidae, Conopidae, Crabronidae, Crabronini, Ectemnius, flat-footed fly, fly, grass-carrying wasp, honeydew, Isodontia, lady beetle, Lasioglossum, longhorned beetle, magnolia, magnolia scale, Neolecanium cornuparvum, parasitism, Physocephala, Platypezidae, pollinator, scale insect, Sphecidae, square-headed wasp, Strangalia famelica, sweat bee, thick-headed fly, thread-waisted wasp, twice-stabbed lady beetle, wasp | 8 Comments

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