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A big insect
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 21:31:16 +0200
Found this little (but rather big) fella out in the garden here one day. Hard to see the proper size from the photo, but I'd say it was about double the size of a normal wasp. Anybody know what this is?
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goobler
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 21:57:22 +0200
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It's actually a wasp or bee at all, but a fly. It's a robberfly (family Asilidae). I can't be sure (and I only have a field guide for UK insects), but given the hairiness it might be the bumblebee robberfly (
Laphria flava
). Hopefully that suggestion will help point your researches in the right direction. It's an ugly thing, that's for sure!
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:02:03 +0200
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Thanks! I think you are right. It looks quite similar to this one:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laphria-flava-01.jpg
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goobler
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:11:39 +0200
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Great! Glad I could help. I saw a hornet robberfly a few weeks ago – similar to this one, but orange and even bigger.
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:49:22 +0200
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No, it was much bigger, and with a longer body. Got a hint from another network that it may be a Bumblebee robberfly (Humlerovflue in Norwegian?)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laphria-flava-01.jpg
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:50:46 +0200
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That must have been an impressive sight. Read up on them after your pointer, and these seem like pretty brutal beasts.
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goobler
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:03:39 +0200
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They certainly do. Some of them catch and eat wasps.
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Carol Chen
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:27:55 +0200
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Hopefully not a murder hornet 😅 (doesn't look like one at least)
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Harald Eilertsen
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:26:13 +0200
A quick followup since I'm not entirely sure who can see what comments here. (The joys of incompatible social networks, and having a system that works with all of them :)
Thanks to @
goobler
(on Diaspora) who pointed me in the right direction. It seems this is a Bumblebee Robberfly (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laphria_flava
). A more comparable photo here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laphria-flava-01.jpg
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They're predators, feeding on other insects including wasps, dragonflies, spiders and even in cases other robberflies. They can bite if threatened, and it will hurt.
Pretty brutal, but fascinating beasts.
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Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:10:57 +0200
Gulhåret rovflue ?
https://artsdatabanken.no/Taxon/Laphria%20flava/21309
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Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:23:08 +0200
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Jepp, der var den!
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They came from the earth...
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:45:04 +0200
Today we emptied the compost. In case anybody should wonder if there's any nourishment in our compost, we found this crawling life in there:
Too many earthworms to count, but that's a good sign. Here's a few still on the shovel:
Then we opened the other side of the compost bin:
In other news: Seems like our Cayenne is doung quite ok too:
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goobler
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:48:51 +0200
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The earthworms don't just live in the compost – they made the compost. They're extraordinary little animals.
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 20:05:25 +0200
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Precisely! It's just so cool to see the cycle of life unfolding in front of our very eyes! In a month or two it has turned into new food again!
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Jakobu
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:26:36 +0200
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looking healthy and fruitful.
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Life in the Rhubarb...
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:50:41 +0200
We have a Rhubarb in our garden, and it's getting quite massive. Also there's a lot of life going on in it. Today I discovered this pretty huge beetle munching along on the flowers:
Also found this little fellow enjoying the blooming rhubarb:
Nearby there was a lot of bumble bees in the hedge, which is just about too bloom. They were quite difficult to photograph, but got a few nice shots. Like this one:
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Frank Aerror
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:57:30 +0200
Great shots @
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Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:37:55 +0200
Nice, @
Harald Eilertsen
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Maybe I can come over with a cup of sugar later in the summer for rhubarb dip and
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:01:46 +0200
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That would be awesome! You are welcome!
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:02:34 +0200
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Thanks! Got lucky with some of them.
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elmussol
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:13:24 +0200
Rhubarb is rarer than rocking horse droppings here.
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Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:35:11 +0200
- I am adopting that metaphore.
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elmussol
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:48:06 +0200
I can't claim credit. I think it was a Mike Harding-ism.
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Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:53:20 +0200
Ackroyd's Funeral -- Mike Harding
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Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:01:24 +0200
Fantastic! I love it!
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Harald Eilertsen
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:10:00 +0200
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Hah, brilliant!
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The ants and the maggot
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 04 May 2019 20:11:53 +0200
It was a nice day. The weather was warm, the sun was bright, and I had a freshly brewed cup of tea in my hand as I was strolling along the stone path between our house and my work den/studio. Then I notice these ants struggling with something on one of the stones that make up the path. They'd found a maggot. Obviously a nice supply of food, and it looked like they were trying to haul it back to their nest. It was quite fascinating to watch, so I fetched the camera and got these shots.
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Forest fire
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:09:40 +0200
Yesterday lightning struck and caused a forest fire on the hill across the valley from where I live. Today they came and extinguished it with a helicopter. Never seen that happen in real life before. Wish I had a better camera though!
I didn't manage to get the camera ready before they already had gone one round of extinguishing. That's why there's not much smoke left on these images. Still they flew several rounds more, down to the river in the bottom of the valley, between my place and the fire.
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hEARt PhoniX
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:23:30 +0200
Possible adult content - view
I just hope everyone is safe and no homes endangered.
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Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:41:10 +0200
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:51:49 +0200
Don't think there ever was any danger to any homes or cabins, or they wouldn't have let it burn for that long. Dense forest up there.
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Frank Aerror
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 23:14:24 +0200
I like this one better than the burned phone some weeks ago ;)
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Harald Eilertsen
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 23:42:28 +0200
Yeah, that was way scarier!
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