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A touch of gold

August 04, 2020 - When I spotted this striking insect, which I suspected was a flower fly, I got instantly excited. If I'd been birding, I...
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Protection racket

July 09, 2019 - While I typically get on the trail for at least a short trek every day, I almost always start my mornings by checking ou...
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Mimicry magic

September 05, 2018 - It's been a summer of depressing abundance for Yellow Jackets, those nasty tempered wasps that, too often, rise out of t...
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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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Faux nightmare

July 06, 2018 - The Lace-cap Hydrangeas have started to open and put on their annual show. In addition to a fine collection of bumblebee...
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Artful mimic

September 07, 2016 - With genuine heat returning and no lake to retreat to, I've been keeping my walks to a minimum, what with my elder statu...
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Great mimic

August 14, 2016 - The second flowering of the Sweet William blossoms is in full swing—how's that for alliteration?—and when I'm walking ar...
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Out of hiding

March 31, 2016 - The bumblebees have been late this year and given all the bee-related calamities that have been in the news the past few...
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Insect fakery

March 17, 2016 - The first bees have already emerged from their winter hibernacula, and not long behind them, their mimics are out and ab...
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Hover craft

May 18, 2015 - Before I trekked today, I did a quick tour of the backyard, and, with what I spotted—great new dragonflies and butterfli...
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