For those who live and breathe dipterology. In spite of the importance and diversity of flies, there are not many books, especially popular books, devoted to them. Often, when I tell people I work on flies, they skeptically and sometimes disgustedly repeat the word flies? As if that is the most unthinkable group of insects to which one could devote their attention. Why would syrphids migrate? .

Dog Walking and Pet Sitting for Northern Berkshire County. Thanks again, Mike, for dog sitting; you did a great job with Brittney and Kayla. It allowed us to have a peaceful vacation knowing that our pets were in good hands. Dreams of Spring XVII bugphoto. Dreams of Spring XVI bugphoto. Dreams of Spring XV bugphoto. Mike and old baby girl, Molly.

Three ways of shooting a stick insect. 5 ISO 100, direct sunlight was reflected from the right.

I can no longer in good conscience participate in a company whose actions- wittingly or no- have served to increase social and political ills around the world. Inside the University of Texas Insect Collection.

The Smaller Majority by Piotr Naskrecki. Creative Nature Photography Blog by Piotr Naskrecki. One of the more entertaining consequences of posting images of obscure, rarely seen animals on this blog or on my Facebook page. Or, more recently, a parasitic bat fly. I wonder if the photos in this post will be met with similar incredulity. Bunga Inselbergs in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Nature musings on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Oh, what a grey, rainy start to November we have had indeed! For us in Victoria, though not as cold as other parts perhaps, the cool and damp just sink into the bones it seems and makes one wish to crawl under the bed and hibernate for several months! Having said this, a day later the sun came out and I managed two much better shots with the imp.

Was very surprised to see this adorable baby in the conatainer this morning. Bugs that look like leaves. Meet the new kids on the block. You can see in the video the cate.

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In their neck of the woods, the tigers fly. To the beach of a puddle to feed on the remains. Of the day, while the king reigns for one. Moment over thousands and thousands of miles. They run up trees when the sun runs down,. And the green recedes as the moon opens. Its eyes, so the stalkers may see scales and wings. Long legs, fuzzy eyes and coiled mouths.