Paul Chernoff · @paulc
53 followers · 1901 posts · Server mstdn.social
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
2042 followers · 4104 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
Despite appearances, this photo wasn’t taken in a studio, but on a late afternoon walk with the sun low on the horizon and no flash at all: the sun was my flash, shining on from under my camera.
Siphona sp. (tentative ID) http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181805824
#insects #entomology #flies #diptera #inaturalist
CellBioNews · @cellbionews
111 followers · 1819 posts · Server scientificnetwork.deNew research on fruit #flies provides key insights into the #nutrients essential for #embryo development.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-fruit-flies-key-insights-nutrients.html
RJ Rowe · @privateshufti
4 followers · 6 posts · Server ecoevo.social
For #FlyFriday: mating robber flies, maybe genus Tolmerus?
#flyfriday #Diptera #flies #insects #inaturalist
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
2025 followers · 3951 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
How cool. I never managed to identify these maggots from a microbial mat in Yellowstone National Park. By comparing with the larvae of alkaline flies in the video, I see they also have spiky prolegs–perhaps members of the same family, since most dipterans don't have them at all.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28847629
Digging a bit, I have this other adjacent observation of adult flies walking on those waters https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28847765 labeled as Ephydridae ... they are likely related if not the same species.
#iNaturalist #Diptera #entomology #insects #Yellowstone #flies #FlyDay
#flyday #flies #yellowstone #insects #entomology #diptera #inaturalist
Sterling Ericsson · @sterlingericsson
190 followers · 196 posts · Server mstdn.scienceMore developments in making gene drives using CRISPR.
In order to combat Drosophila suzukii fruit destroying flies, NC State researchers have created a "homing" gene drive targeting the fly doublesex gene that, if inhibited, will result in sterility of the next generation.
Since the gene is so conserved, it could also be used as a target with other harmful insects.
#CRISPR #GeneDrive #Flies #Sterility #Biology #Science #Biotech #Biotechnology #Scicomm
#crispr #genedrive #flies #sterility #biology #Science #biotech #biotechnology #scicomm
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
2026 followers · 3938 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
Hornet mimic hoverfly, Volucella zonaria http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179384134 which not only resembles (somewhat) a hornet, but also lays its eggs in a hornet nest and its larvae grow up as commensals therein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volucella_zonaria#Biology Badass!
#iNaturalist #FlyDay #Diptera #flies #entomology #insects #Mimics
#Mimics #insects #entomology #flies #diptera #flyday #inaturalist
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
864 followers · 6037 posts · Server fosstodon.org
An unidentified bristly, golden fly staring into the abyss.
#fly #flies #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography
#fly #flies #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1781 followers · 28317 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Common green #bottlefly on a swiss chard leaf.
#nature #insects #entomology #WhatsInMyGarden #pollinator #flies #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FlyingInsects
#bottlefly #nature #insects #entomology #whatsinmygarden #pollinator #flies #wsanec #saanich #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #flyinginsects
Sarah Primate · @LangurLover
580 followers · 1596 posts · Server toot.wales
🌻 P🚀sc💃line 🌻 · @pascaline
164 followers · 3350 posts · Server mastodon.nlWow.
I always found chitin intriguing since I learned about it in school; that's what insect exoskeletons are made of. I would often drift away in dreams about me producing one on the fly, dashing off in this fab armour, slaying enemies and threats to the world.
As it turns out, dead soldier flies can be used for this chitin. To make biodegradable plastic.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/14/dead-flies-biodegradable-plastic-scientists
#plastic #flies #degradable #sustainability
#sustainability #degradable #flies #plastic
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
803 followers · 5773 posts · Server fosstodon.org
A beautiful little Condylostylus, watching for prey.
#fly #flies #dolichopodidae #diptera #insects #photography
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
453 followers · 7052 posts · Server noc.socialWorst event ever 👎
"The event, which attracted 43,000 scouts from 158 countries, has been plagued by problems since it started on Tuesday, including a #HeatWave that resulted in hundreds of participants being treated for heat-related ailments, and reports of #PoorSanitation, waterlogged conditions caused by heavy rain, as well as #RottenFood and swarms of #mosquitoes and #flies."
#SouthKorea to evacuate #ScoutJamboree as typhoon looms | #Fiascos | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/07/world-scout-jamboree-to-end-early-as-typhoon-khanun-looms-in-wake-of-heatwave
#fiascos #scoutjamboree #southkorea #flies #mosquitoes #rottenfood #poorsanitation #heatwave
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
792 followers · 5644 posts · Server fosstodon.org
A beautiful little Condylostylus: a fearsome jewel.
#fly #flies #dolichopodidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
#fly #flies #dolichopodidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
Irom · @irom
11 followers · 70 posts · Server social.tchncs.de
After the heavenly version here's the hellish version.
#photography #blackandwhite #macro #insects #flies
Irom · @irom
11 followers · 69 posts · Server social.tchncs.de
dandelion · @dandelion
392 followers · 2597 posts · Server dresden.network
Manchmal zeigt sich erst auf dem Foto, was ich da so fotografiert habe. Was wie kleine Wespen aussah, entpuppte sich beim genaueren Hinschauen als Fliegen!
#insektensamstag #invertebrates #insects #flies
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
787 followers · 5610 posts · Server fosstodon.org
A little sepsid fly watches the photographer while blowing a bubble and lazily waggling its wings back and forth. "Whatcha doin'?", it says.
#fly #flies #sepsidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
#fly #flies #sepsidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography
CellBioNews · @cellbionews
93 followers · 1733 posts · Server scientificnetwork.deHow #flies develop #sight: Scientists use single-cell #sequencing to identify #cell types in the visual system.
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-flies-sight-scientists-single-cell-sequencing.html
#flies #sight #sequencing #cell #drosophila #RNA #split_gal4
Eishi Noguchi · @enog
349 followers · 1474 posts · Server masto.aiCrowded pumpkin (?) flower 😊
Three bees and three fruit flies are working hard in this flower 😊
I think this is a male flower, but please correct me if I am wrong 🤔
Also, this can be a squash, or anything related. We did not plant this, it just popped out a couple months ago and now aggressively growing 😉
#Pumpkin #Squash #Plant #Bees #Flies #Flower #Yard #Garden
#pumpkin #squash #plant #bees #flies #flower #yard #garden