Posts Tagged: Martin Hauser
Buddy, Can You Share a Meal?
The next time you see a spider eating a bee snared in its web, look closely. The spider may not be...
Freeloader fly sharing a meal with a spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Freeloader fly perched on top of a spider's prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The End Is Near
The parasitic fly (family Tachinidae) never had a chance. It went from floral visitor to spider...
Two cellar spiders work together to capture a Tachinid fly in their web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
While one spider wraps the fly, another bites it in the head, paralyzing it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the fatal bite. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why Flies Are Fantastic
You want to know why flies are fantastic?They are, you know. Just ask Martin Hauser of the Plant...
Tachinid fly (Peleteria species) on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seeing Red
The first thing you notice about the fly is its brilliant red eyes. They stand out like the...
FLESH FLY, a member of the Sarcophagidae family, ejects its tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
FLESH FLY (Sarcophagidae family) pauses to groom itself. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)