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Dark ricefield mosquito (Psorophora columbiae) near the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana. Or at least I think that's what it is. The species can become so numerous after a flood that cows can die from exsanguination. #mosquito #diptera #nature #flies #louisiana #vacherie #blood

neville park 2d ago

Today's whirligig mite (family Anystidae) menu:

- a plant bug nymph (family Miridae)
- another whirligig mite, or an old exoskeleton maybe?
- a thrips
-a small midge-like fly of some sort

Out of sheer curiosity I captured about half a dozen decently sized whirligig mites and put them on the brown-eyed Susan (_Rudbeckia triloba_) plants which are currently covered in large black aphids. (They do not seem to appreciably harm the plants, which will only mature and bloom much later in the year.) I am not sure if they'll even stay on the plant given how erratically they run around, nor if they'll go for the aphids.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #mites #arachnids #insects #thrips #flies #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Thysanoptera #Diptera

Devriese 5d ago

Belgium, Wemmel : Broad-Winged. Caterpillar Fly ( Diptera, Tachinidae : Ectophasia crassipennis ) #belgium #wemmel #diptera #ectophasiacrassipennis #naturephotography #insect #entomology #fly #macrophotography

Colin Purrington Jun 16

It's the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Celebrate by decorating a mosquito-killing bucket and gifting it to a friend. I guarantee you they will be surprised. If you don't live in the United States just seek out the Mosquito Dunks equivalent. #MosquitoDunks #bti #bacteria #mosquitoes #nature #biology #diptera

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Ben S Jun 15

@loren Since I failed in my first attempt.... you actually just get a fly this time... Happy birthday!

#Insects #Fly #Diptera #SriLanka #Microchrysa

Marko Draisma Jun 14

Nog wat #diptera uit de achtertuin van vandaag: Hydrophoria linogrisea, Geelpoot-goudlokje (Chrysopilus asiliformis), Muscina stabulans en Dolichopus griseipennis. Gezellig weetje over Muscina stabulans: "Species such as M. stabulans and M. prolapsa can be important in forensic entomology, and are associated with the corpse-wax stage of decay" (aldus Steven Falk op https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157720121826396/)

Marko Draisma Jun 14

Vliegen in de tuin: Nemorilla floralis (een sluipvlieg die haar eieren legt op of in de larven van andere insecten), Grijsvlekbreedvoet, die druk heen en weer loopt op een blad, de Gewone prachtwapenvlieg en vermoedelijk de Kleine bandzweefvlieg. #diptera

Frosch B Jun 13

als nächstes die raubfliege, ein

strauchdieb🤭 der
Gattung Neoitamus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeiner_Strauchdieb

wahrscheinlich der gemeine strauchdieb, aber so genau lässt sich das nicht sagen, die 3 hier vorkommenden arten lassen sich nur durch mikroskopische untersuchung (der genitalien mal wieder) unterscheiden

#insekten #insects #diptera #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #AuwaldRunde #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

neville park Jun 13

#FlyFriday: met this stunningly colourful creature in a big weedy meadow on my way to the grocery store this evening. It's _Chloromyia formosa_, the broad centurion. (Hard to see in this photo but its eyes are indeed lightly hairy, which according to BugGuide distinguishes it from the rest of its subfamily.)

#bugstodon #insects #flies #SoldierFlies #Diptera #Stratiomyidae