Subject: Juvenile maybe? Location: Lupa Masa, east base of Mt.Kinabalu, Sabah July 29, 2017 2:17 am Hi. I happened to find this at 10pm , 28th July 2017. I checked a lot of images and there are similar ones when googling Borneo huntsman. Thing is, this one is about 3cm in length. Sorry the photo … Read more
Subject: Common Darter Location: Bristol, UK July 31, 2017 2:05 am Hi bugman! I thought you might like this picture for your archive. It is a male Common Darter – the picture was taken at the same pool I saw the Emperor that you kindly added last week. Signature: Zoovolunteer Dear Zoovolunteer, Your image of … Read more
Subject: BIG spider on Kauai! Location: Powerline Trail, Kauai. July 31, 2017 5:29 pm Hi again, here are the photos of the large web spider I saw on Kauai about three weeks ago (see my previous post). It sounds as if it’s similar to the ones that other contributors have seen. Signature: Malcolm Dear Malcolm, … Read more
Subject: Predation Location: Sussex County, NJ July 31, 2017 8:44 am I witnessed a square-headed wasp (Family Cabronidae, I believe) take down a large syrphid fly this morning and thought I’d share the photos. Also, wondering if you might be able to narrow down my ID on the wasp for me? The attack was remarkably … Read more
Subject: Daylight moth? Location: Helena, Montana July 31, 2017 11:51 am Lived in montana all my life. Never seen a moth or butterfly like this one… Doesn’t seem to classify as butterfly or moth clearly. Reminds me of a cinnabar (red tansy) moth in movement. Anyone know? Signature: CandidKlutz Dear Candidklutz, This diurnal beauty is … Read more
Subject: Orange hairy butt fly Location: Central NY, south of Ithaca July 31, 2017 7:53 am I was intrigued by this fly whilst walking my dog early one morning in late July. It was relatively slow moving and stuck around the same plant for a few minutes. It was the size of a large housefly. … Read more