Chris Cohen, PhD

@psophis_zelun @tombosanyeh Ah, thanks. Neoitamus seems reasonable.

@Myelaphus @tombosanyeh Hm, same here, idk why it’s doing that. Here’s the original:

Some large asilid flies from the Arthropoda Collection of Taiwan (FACT) in TFRI. ID suggestions are welcome. 13.

@psophis_zelun @tombosanyeh Hmm, not able to see the original post.

@Myelaphus @tombosanyeh COULD be a Neoitamus? I know we don't have the lateral view here but otherwise it look fairly representative as one from this region to me.

@psophis_zelun @tombosanyeh No worries, you're spot on. The presence of the crossvein indicates this is Pogonosoma.

@Myelaphus @tombosanyeh hm, why not Andrenosomatini? (sry I know this is from years ago😅)

Some large asilid flies from the Arthropoda Collection of Taiwan (FACT) in TFRI. ID suggestions are welcome. 4.

New Ant Lab video for you to find on YT. 🚨🚨BAT FLIES🚨🚨

@EntoMike @flygirlNHM @inaturalist I mention volume as a big positive in another slide; the talk was overwhelming in favor of iNat.

@flygirlNHM @inaturalist @Myelaphus I don’t think the title of your slide s/b the limitations of iNaturalist. you’re missing one of the strengths of iNat which is the *volume* of observations. Texas has 11,900 obs, for 103 spp. from 4,200 observers and most of that data was compiled over the just the last 5 yrs.

Asilidae observations on @inaturalist - no surprise that it’s dominated by USA sightings. @Myelaphus talks us through the pro’s and con’s of using the iNaturalist database #ICDXReno

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They do an excellent bumblebee impression until they start rubbing their hands together. Such a stereotypical fly! Southern bee killer, Mallophora orcina (Asilidae)

“This is the single most amazing thing I’ve seen in recent history” -Erin Kelleher @ESKelleherM 2023 One of my undergrad students painted this in lab meeting today *chefs kiss* we’re trying to give him a fancy name. Any suggestions? 👀

🪰an enormous robber fly (Laphria lata) feeds on a scarab beetle (Euphoria sepulcralis?)🪲

Asilidae fly, Choerades fimbriata. Look at these eyes😳 #diptera #insects #fly

Our #FlyFriday Observation of the Day is the first Lobogaster paradoxus wood gnat posted to iNaturalist! Seen in #Chile by idealpado. More details (and a long ID discussion) at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #diptera #entomology #nature #insects #biodiversity

I was going to make a compilation of 100 insects in flight, but I had too many COOL FLY SEQUENCES! So, I decided to make this flies-only video instead. youtu.be/vEgJW02R7uc

To bee, or not to bee, that is the question.

Being ghosted in academia is never hearing from a collaborator for three months. Why don’t academics answer emails?! There’s no other profession I can think of where this is acceptable. We all have too many emails and enough time so that’s not an excuse #AcademicChatter

I hear that it was the #worldrobberflyday yesterday. So guess it's a good time to share some cool #robberflies from #SriLanka here. 1. Philodicus sp. 2. Lepdogaster sp. 3. Clephydroneura sp. 4. Damalis fulvipes #biodiversity #insects #wildlife #nature #Fly @NHM_Diptera

Small-headed fly and big-headed fly Yes they’re real, and yes those are their common names Flies are ridiculous

Nogmaals de Gewone roofvlieg voor #worldrobberflyday 🪰

#WorldRobberFlyDay!

For #worldrobberflyday I give you Hornet Robberfly, Asilus crabroniformis, what a beast!