Published
Back in the winter of 2022 I was contacted by Roger Morris, one of the authors of the WildGuide to British and Irish hoverflies, who asked if he could use my image of a Cheilosia Illustrata in the new edition … Continued
Flow state
We’ve been going through some stuff here recently, and I’ve been a bit down, but I got a real boost when my son told me that he’s started taking a quick look at my blog while doing his business admin … Continued
Flower beetle
Having stomped in and mardily announced to R that I hated every photograph I took today, on closer examination I found that I actually like these two quite a lot. So much, in fact, that I couldn’t choose between them, … Continued
Pregnant pause
Halteres are the vestigial hind wings of flies, and are believed to act as balance organs. I’ve never found an explanation as to why in Melanostoma scalare they’re sometimes (though not always) green, but it’s a peculiarity that as far as … Continued
