Comments on: Ask An Entomologist: Insects In The Classroom http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2006/10/22/ask-an-entomologist-insects-in-the-classroom/ An Entomologist's Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:53:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kelley http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2006/10/22/ask-an-entomologist-insects-in-the-classroom/#comment-33 Kelley Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:57:06 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2006/10/22/ask-an-entomologist-insects-in-the-classroom/#comment-33 Thanks Josh, I had a feeling it was a long-tailed dance fly, just haven't had the time to really sit down and go through it. Sure enough though :) I forget how quick Bug Guide can be if you have time to just sift through the pics. Thanks for the heads up. I also look forward to hearing what Herschel has to say about my robber flies. Always, Kelley Thanks Josh,
I had a feeling it was a long-tailed dance fly, just haven’t had the time to really sit down and go through it. Sure enough though :) I forget how quick Bug Guide can be if you have time to just sift through the pics. Thanks for the heads up. I also look forward to hearing what Herschel has to say about my robber flies.

Always,
Kelley

]]> By: Joshua S. Rose http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2006/10/22/ask-an-entomologist-insects-in-the-classroom/#comment-31 Joshua S. Rose Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:26:11 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2006/10/22/ask-an-entomologist-insects-in-the-classroom/#comment-31 Hi again, THis comment has nothing to do with the above. I was poking through your photos section again, and could not find a way to post comments there. Regarding your dipteran photo entitled "who am I", my instinctive response - not really based on any concrete character, just overall gestalt - is that it is a Dance Fly, family Empiidae. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/6578 I referred your dipteran page to Herschel Raney, a writer and fly enthusiast from Arkansas. He's a whiz at Asilids and rapidly gaining in Syrphids and Bombyliids. Hopefully he'll be in touch with IDs for you. Cheers, Josh Hi again,

THis comment has nothing to do with the above. I was poking through your photos section again, and could not find a way to post comments there. Regarding your dipteran photo entitled “who am I”, my instinctive response - not really based on any concrete character, just overall gestalt - is that it is a Dance Fly, family Empiidae. See
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6578

I referred your dipteran page to Herschel Raney, a writer and fly enthusiast from Arkansas. He’s a whiz at Asilids and rapidly gaining in Syrphids and Bombyliids. Hopefully he’ll be in touch with IDs for you.

Cheers,

Josh

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