Red House Flies What are the small red bugs flying in my home? Sometimes fruit flies are colloquially referred to as the red house fly due to their disproportionately large, red eyes. These tiny flies are attracted to decomposing fruit, as well as sugary liquids such as syrup, spilled soda...
Access to some small streams is starting to open up and over the next few weeks we should see some more become available. Most rivers are high as we see peak runoff but that should subside in the next 2 or so weeks. If you make it out, look for caddis, beetles and flying ants. Ru...
At one point, I paused, looked away from my screen and saw dainty flying insects rising from the grass—as if solid ground suddenly erupted in light. They looked like tiny dragonflies with gossamer wings. I know little about bugs, but later learned they might be flying ants. They rose in...
Then, as I watched, it floated with eerie, perfect stability in the direction of the Stanford soccer fields, red and green lights blinking UFO-style on its undercarriage. I’d never seen anything man made, move like that before, flying in stable, parallel lines like a freakishly disciplined ...
By 19 March every seed has germinated, the seed leaves thrusting upwards on fleshy red speckled stalks. I prick them out into 9cm pots and place them on the shelf above the window in the shed for protection. Thankfully there have been few frosts and the seedlings have survived. Most of ...
Making fast, sharp turns helps swifts catching flying bugs to eat. ③The saliva helps swifts catch bugs to feed their young. It is sticky, like glue. Swifts often fly into clouds of bugs such as mosquitoes and open their wide mouths to catch as many insects as they can. The bird ...
“You know, this is going to be like having a child in the house again … we have to get up in the night with her … discipline her … deal with a house that smells like a barn … worse than a barn,”I tried one more plea with My Guy.“And we’re older … and grumpier when...
May 20, 2017 art, bernie madoff, creativity, flying babies, flying heads, teaching Leave a comment I’m Trumped! In the summer of 2015 sitting on the deck overlooking the lake we happily mused over the latest invective Donald Trump had spoken. We had house guests staying for five weeks...
Housefly pupae The pupae of the common houseflyMusca domesticahas a fatty acid pattern resembling that of certain fish oils. The pupae are red and taste like iron rich food. Jumiles Jumiles are small stink bugs native to the Taxco region of Mexico. A majority of the jumiles consumed there...
InUp, when the dogs are flying planes to shoot the house, they check in with their leader in much the same way as the Red Squad from Star Wars checks in. However, they call in as Grey leader, 2, and 3 since dogs don't see color. ...