Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus). This aerial acrobat is a predator of flying insects, and can easily catch an unsuspecting hoverfly.
In #Bath#Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #ukwildlife #entomology#diptera #fly

Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus). This aerial acrobat is a predator of flying insects, and can easily catch an unsuspecting hoverfly.
In #Bath#Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #ukwildlife #entomology#diptera #fly

Is there a protocol for determining if you have a newly discovered species? How does one even get this confirmed. I'm referring to groups that are very speciose, like insects. #insects #entomology #biology

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources