http://www.bugsforthugs.com An Entomologist's Blog Fri, 09 May 2008 00:30:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't care what you say, I actually like turkey vultures. A dragonfly... ...and its eye And this cute little hymenopteran (not sure which one specifically): I think that if this photo could have a caption it would be "Grrr!" http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/05/08/this-week-in-pictures-3/ New to my backyard and life list... An Orchard Oriole http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/05/04/new-backyard-visitor/ http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/05/03/spring-is-back/ This is probably the earliest I have seen tiger beetles out and about...but they were out hunting this weekend in my backyard and I got a couple pictures of them. http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/20/shooting-tigers/ Cedar Waxwings... And young scots pine... http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/11/cedars-and-pines/ Tristan: I am trying to figure out what is going on in this picture which shows wing expansion in a Conopid fly - do you have any idea what the structure on the head is? That is an excellent photo and you found a fly that just eclosed from it's pupal case. ... http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/08/ask-an-entomologist-what-the-mystery-structure-on-the-flys-head/ Well if sticky traps don't fancy you...you can always invite a handsome jumping spider to the party. But someone's got to warn her that she can't take the lazy way out and go for the flies already caught in the traps... No worries though...she got out just fine. http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/06/another-option-for-pest-control/ Did a little birding this weekend. Not too many good pictures, but oh well, got outside all the same. I did 3 kinds of birding this weekend: marshes, hawk watching, and bird feeder watching. From the marshes: Maybe no one will notice I am not a Canada goose... This "blue goose", which ... http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/06/weekend-birding/ No one in particular has asked this question yet, though I have received a lot of emails from people asking how to control different insect pests in their homes. I figured some of you might be curious as to what I battle and how. My own woes come from flies ... http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/05/ask-an-entomologist-how-do-you-control-your-household-pests/ William asks: My Friend and I were curious as to why bugs were getting smaller as time goes on. His theory was that the bugs required more oxygen as they pull it directly into their pores and that since the purity of oxygen has changed, they have gotten smaller as a ... http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2008/04/05/ask-an-entomologist-are-bugs-getting-smaller-as-time-goes-on/