Comments on: Slurp

By: bug_girl

bug_girl — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:40:16 +0000

Great Shot!
And yes, everyone needs a taxonomist on the payroll.

By: myrmecos

myrmecos — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:00:43 +0000

Thanks Keith! I should put you on the payroll.

By: Ted C. MacRae

Ted C. MacRae — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:45 +0000

Thanks, Keith. I had thought it might be close to this thing. I wasn't really aware of the subfamily before - looks like we've got a few eastern species I can be on the lookout for.

By: Keith Bayless

Keith Bayless — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:41:38 +0000

Esenbeckia, probably E. delta.

It, like almost all other long-tongued horse flies, is in the Pangoniinae, the sister group to the rest of the family. Horseflies with more than 5 annulations on their antennal flagellum (postpedicel) are all pangoniines.

By: myrmecos

myrmecos — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:27:38 +0000

Ted- I wish I knew. I’m not even sure that it’s really a Tabanid, although with those antennae I’m not sure what else it could be. Perhaps one of the fine diptera bloggers from NCSU will stop in and give us a hint…

By: tcmacrae

tcmacrae — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:50:29 +0000

Hi Alex,
What’s the scientific name for this thing? The only info I can find for “long-tongued horse fly” is Philoliche aethiopica in South Africa.
Gorgeous photos – I admire your talent!
regards–ted

By: myrmecos

myrmecos — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:33:18 +0000

Ha! Thanks, Steve.

By: Steve Lew

Steve Lew — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:53:32 +0000

Wow. You, sir, are the man. (I am often moved to leave this comment on your blog, but it seems kinda silly so I usually don’t. But this…)

By: myrmecos

myrmecos — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:35:42 +0000

Yeah, it doesn’t make sense to me either, but that’s standard terminology for a tightly cropped image represented at the original resolution. In other words, I didn’t shrink or re-size the image before cropping it in.

By: James C. Trager

James C. Trager — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:22:55 +0000

100% crop?? Looks like there’s still a small percentage left.