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Successful invader

June 20, 2020 - The Astilbe flowers are prime in my garden now, and I'm spending an inordinate amount of time every day combing them for...
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New syrphid

July 05, 2019 - I need to give viewers advanced warning. As I noted about a week or so ago, I've been in contact with Jeff Skevington, a...
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Uncertainty principle

June 22, 2019 - A few years ago, I got intrigued by a group of colorful insects called, depending on your preference, either Hover Flies...
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Faux bee

March 24, 2019 - With the Winter Aconites at peak and the early crocuses beginning to come up in huge drifts—this looks like a fine, fine...
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Thickheadedness, redux

August 01, 2018 - Last year, towards the end of summer, I spotted the strangest of wasp mimics in the Assekonk Swamp while I was teaching...
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Faking it

September 10, 2017 - Every year, I try to learn a new group of critters—as well as, of course, add to my attempts to master the identificatio...
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Distinguised flower fly

August 07, 2017 - When I finally broke down and bought my 85mm Nikkor micro lens—refurbished, of course... I couldn't afford a new one—I h...
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For the love of... bee flies

July 13, 2017 - I've become, this year in particular, a big fan of a group of Diptera that belong to the fly family Syrphidae, a.k.a., t...
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