Tag: robber fly
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Butterflies, Blooms, and Bears
Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January. ~Hal Borland I headed down to Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge last week for an “end of summer” day trip (actually more of a “before hunting season begins” road trip). Read more…
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That Time of Year Again – Bees Beware
To every thing there is a season… ~Ecclesiastes On several of my wanderings these past few days, I have heard noticeable buzzing sounds that indicate an acceleration and flyby of a large winged insect. I recognize these sounds to be from a fascinating group, the robber flies, family Asilidae. I remembered posting about them last Read more…
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Pollinator Peril
In summer the empire of insects spreads. ~Adam Zagajewski Last week I noticed a medium-sized robber fly noisily flitting about the garden. It landed on a cedar twig on the garden fence and I leaned in for a closer look. It was distinctive in the bright white patch near the tail tip, something I noticed Read more…
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