entomology | taxonomy and phylogenomics of robber flies (#Asilidae) | web and game dev
North Carolina, USA
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Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
They do an excellent bumblebee impression until they start rubbing their hands together. Such a stereotypical fly!
Southern bee killer, Mallophora orcina (Asilidae)
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
“This is the single most amazing thing I’ve seen in recent history”
-Erin Kelleher @ESKelleherM 2023
One of my undergrad students painted this in lab meeting today *chefs kiss* we’re trying to give him a fancy name. Any suggestions? 👀
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
Our #FlyFriday Observation of the Day is the first Lobogaster paradoxus wood gnat posted to iNaturalist! Seen in #Chile by idealpado.
More details (and a long ID discussion) at: inaturalist.org/observations… #diptera #entomology #nature #insects #biodiversity
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
I was going to make a compilation of 100 insects in flight, but I had too many COOL FLY SEQUENCES!
So, I decided to make this flies-only video instead.
youtu.be/vEgJW02R7uc
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
Being ghosted in academia is never hearing from a collaborator for three months. Why don’t academics answer emails?! There’s no other profession I can think of where this is acceptable. We all have too many emails and enough time so that’s not an excuse #AcademicChatter
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
I hear that it was the #worldrobberflyday yesterday. So guess it's a good time to share some cool #robberflies from #SriLanka here.
1. Philodicus sp.
2. Lepdogaster sp.
3. Clephydroneura sp.
4. Damalis fulvipes
#biodiversity #insects #wildlife #nature #Fly
@NHM_Diptera – at Sri Lanka
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
Small-headed fly and big-headed fly
Yes they’re real, and yes those are their common names
Flies are ridiculous
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
#WorldRobberFlyDay! – at Atascocita, TX
Witnessed an awesome predation event this week! A giant robber fly (Asilidae) attacking a Mydas fly (Mydas clavatus). Bonus - the Mydas fly is a #BatesianMimic of spider wasps! #nature #predation
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
For #worldrobberflyday I give you Hornet Robberfly, Asilus crabroniformis, what a beast!
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
For #WorldRobberFlyDay watch this incredible beast breathing. 😳 (Many large insects use abdominal pumping to aid in circulation and gas exchange.) Promachus rufipes, red-footed cannibal fly, Georgia, USA #InverteFest – at Chicago, IL
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
1/ Apparently today is #WorldRobberFlyDay! I have seen two different genera of robber flies in my back yard. Here’s one. Cool story of these pics cake to be. Actually was able to focus stack by hand bc of the bench my camera was sitting on.
Chris Cohen, PhD retweeted
2/ And here’s the other species of robber fly from my back yard. So cute and smol. 😍
Happy #WorldRobberFlyDay to all who celebrate!
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