Happy #flyfriday ! Check out this cute mydid fly I found while doing fieldwork in Namibia. Lucky for me this poor fly got caught in some thorns, which made taking its picture a lot easier. I believe the species is Namibimydas psamminos (Dikow, 2012).

One could call this "Flooded Flowergeddon" in lower Coyote Canyon this afternoon (Video: Sicco Rood).

Spotted this point mount in misc drawer of the teaching collection. Couldn’t stop laughing. #Flyfriday Dr Erica McAlister

Doesn’t matter if I’m in the Namib desert or the Mojave, mosquitos always find me 🙃🦟itchy face is no fun...#fieldwork

At #CalDay talking about the wonderful world of flies! #scicomm #teamdiptera

Finally getting around to keying out the bee flies I collected in Namibia, a fun challenge! #flyfriday #beefly

Happy #WorldRobberFlyDay here is a photo of a Proctacanthus sp. biting me. I’ve been lucky enough to be bit a few times by robber flies over the years. It doesn’t really hurt and feels more like a pin prick.

Awesome birthday gift from the super talented Charlotte H. E. Alberts I have the best friends #beefly #SciArt

We planted tomatoes early this summer and they are out of control. Here is my roomate for some reference, he is 6’4”

So happy I got to see some of these bee flies while in the field in South Africa. Zoom in on the face, so fluffy! #flyfriday

Happy fly Friday! Enjoy this fluffy bee fly - genus Anastoechus- feeding on lovely mesemb in South Africa #flyfriday #beefly

‘What are beeflies? Apart from being the cutiest animate on the planet?’ Oh Allan Cabrero, Ph.D. 🥰 #Entsoc2019 #yearofthefly #beeflies

Day 1/7 of my life in pictures #PhotosOfMyLife. Rules: no words, no people, nominate someone new each day. I was nominated by Charlotte H. E. Alberts and I nominate Socrates Letana

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