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  1. Two species of no-biting midges. Same family. Separated an estimated 165 million years ago.

    Time is deep. Life is vast.

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    I'm playing " #Chironomidae (Non-biting midges)" on #DuoNat — can you tell Psectrotanypus varius vs Paratendipes albimanus apart? #iNaturalist
    duo-nat.web.app/7c7qqy

  2. #FlyFriday × #DailySpiderPic: a male non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) falls prey to a minuscule juvenile jumping spider. Male midges' plumose (literally, feather-like) antennae are used for sensing females.

    #bugstodon #insects #flies #FridayFlyday #FlydayFriday #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Diptera #Chironomidae

  3. #FlyFriday × #DailySpiderPic: a male non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) falls prey to a minuscule juvenile jumping spider. Male midges' plumose (literally, feather-like) antennae are used for sensing females.

    #bugstodon #insects #flies #FridayFlyday #FlydayFriday #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Diptera #Chironomidae

  4. #FlyFriday × #DailySpiderPic: a male non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) falls prey to a minuscule juvenile jumping spider. Male midges' plumose (literally, feather-like) antennae are used for sensing females.

    #bugstodon #insects #flies #FridayFlyday #FlydayFriday #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Diptera #Chironomidae

  5. #FlyFriday × #DailySpiderPic: a male non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) falls prey to a minuscule juvenile jumping spider. Male midges' plumose (literally, feather-like) antennae are used for sensing females.

    #bugstodon #insects #flies #FridayFlyday #FlydayFriday #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Diptera #Chironomidae

  6. Went down to the lake today and found several zebra jumping spiders (_Salticus scenicus_) feasting on the midges (_Chironomus_ sp.) that are beginning to emerge!

    ⚠️ WARNING: first pic in particular is alarmingly cute, prepare yourself

    #JumpingSpiders #spiders #bugstodon #SpidersOfMastodon #Araneae #Salticidae #Chironomidae #ArthroBeauty

  7. Went down to the lake today and found several zebra jumping spiders (_Salticus scenicus_) feasting on the midges (_Chironomus_ sp.) that are beginning to emerge!

    ⚠️ WARNING: first pic in particular is alarmingly cute, prepare yourself

    #JumpingSpiders #spiders #bugstodon #SpidersOfMastodon #Araneae #Salticidae #Chironomidae #ArthroBeauty

  8. Went down to the lake today and found several zebra jumping spiders (_Salticus scenicus_) feasting on the midges (_Chironomus_ sp.) that are beginning to emerge!

    ⚠️ WARNING: first pic in particular is alarmingly cute, prepare yourself

    #JumpingSpiders #spiders #bugstodon #SpidersOfMastodon #Araneae #Salticidae #Chironomidae #ArthroBeauty

  9. Went down to the lake today and found several zebra jumping spiders (_Salticus scenicus_) feasting on the midges (_Chironomus_ sp.) that are beginning to emerge!

    ⚠️ WARNING: first pic in particular is alarmingly cute, prepare yourself

    #JumpingSpiders #spiders #bugstodon #SpidersOfMastodon #Araneae #Salticidae #Chironomidae #ArthroBeauty

  10. I just spent three nights camping at #BirdLife Australia's #Gluepot Reserve in the #mallee of #SouthAustralia.

    Tenperatures were reaching 37/38 C, and it's very dry there. The reserve has a small dam, but no other open water. The #MurrayRiver is about 40 km to the south.

    But the #insects that appeared at night were primarily #freshwater species - lots of #CaddisFlies (#Trichoptera), #Chironomidae and #BackSwimmers (#Notonectidae).

    This video shows the insects attracted to a #LepiLED UV light. If these mostly originated down at the river, the insect #biomass streaming up across this region (wind-blown?) is absolutely staggering.

    There were also LOTS of #microbats everywhere, and the stars were incredible.

    #entomology #biodiversity #Australia

  11. I just spent three nights camping at #BirdLife Australia's #Gluepot Reserve in the #mallee of #SouthAustralia.

    Tenperatures were reaching 37/38 C, and it's very dry there. The reserve has a small dam, but no other open water. The #MurrayRiver is about 40 km to the south.

    But the #insects that appeared at night were primarily #freshwater species - lots of #CaddisFlies (#Trichoptera), #Chironomidae and #BackSwimmers (#Notonectidae).

    This video shows the insects attracted to a #LepiLED UV light. If these mostly originated down at the river, the insect #biomass streaming up across this region (wind-blown?) is absolutely staggering.

    There were also LOTS of #microbats everywhere, and the stars were incredible.

    #entomology #biodiversity #Australia

  12. I just spent three nights camping at #BirdLife Australia's #Gluepot Reserve in the #mallee of #SouthAustralia.

    Tenperatures were reaching 37/38 C, and it's very dry there. The reserve has a small dam, but no other open water. The #MurrayRiver is about 40 km to the south.

    But the #insects that appeared at night were primarily #freshwater species - lots of #CaddisFlies (#Trichoptera), #Chironomidae and #BackSwimmers (#Notonectidae).

    This video shows the insects attracted to a #LepiLED UV light. If these mostly originated down at the river, the insect #biomass streaming up across this region (wind-blown?) is absolutely staggering.

    There were also LOTS of #microbats everywhere, and the stars were incredible.

    #entomology #biodiversity #Australia

  13. I just spent three nights camping at #BirdLife Australia's #Gluepot Reserve in the #mallee of #SouthAustralia.

    Tenperatures were reaching 37/38 C, and it's very dry there. The reserve has a small dam, but no other open water. The #MurrayRiver is about 40 km to the south.

    But the #insects that appeared at night were primarily #freshwater species - lots of #CaddisFlies (#Trichoptera), #Chironomidae and #BackSwimmers (#Notonectidae).

    This video shows the insects attracted to a #LepiLED UV light. If these mostly originated down at the river, the insect #biomass streaming up across this region (wind-blown?) is absolutely staggering.

    There were also LOTS of #microbats everywhere, and the stars were incredible.

    #entomology #biodiversity #Australia

  14. I just spent three nights camping at #BirdLife Australia's #Gluepot Reserve in the #mallee of #SouthAustralia.

    Tenperatures were reaching 37/38 C, and it's very dry there. The reserve has a small dam, but no other open water. The #MurrayRiver is about 40 km to the south.

    But the #insects that appeared at night were primarily #freshwater species - lots of #CaddisFlies (#Trichoptera), #Chironomidae and #BackSwimmers (#Notonectidae).

    This video shows the insects attracted to a #LepiLED UV light. If these mostly originated down at the river, the insect #biomass streaming up across this region (wind-blown?) is absolutely staggering.

    There were also LOTS of #microbats everywhere, and the stars were incredible.

    #entomology #biodiversity #Australia

  15. Genus may be challenging, but that seems to be in the family #Chironomidae

  16. Genus may be challenging, but that seems to be in the family #Chironomidae

  17. Genus may be challenging, but that seems to be in the family #Chironomidae

  18. Genus may be challenging, but that seems to be in the family #Chironomidae

  19. A little #ArthroBeauty for #FlyFriday! At this time of year down by the water, the air is filled with swarms of non-biting midges (family Chironomidae), often flying around while mated. In this picture the one on the left is male; his fluffy antennae help him pick up females' pheromones.

    #Flyday #FridayFlyday #insects #flies #midges #Diptera #Chironomidae

  20. A little #ArthroBeauty for #FlyFriday! At this time of year down by the water, the air is filled with swarms of non-biting midges (family Chironomidae), often flying around while mated. In this picture the one on the left is male; his fluffy antennae help him pick up females' pheromones.

    #Flyday #FridayFlyday #insects #flies #midges #Diptera #Chironomidae

  21. A little #ArthroBeauty for #FlyFriday! At this time of year down by the water, the air is filled with swarms of non-biting midges (family Chironomidae), often flying around while mated. In this picture the one on the left is male; his fluffy antennae help him pick up females' pheromones.

    #Flyday #FridayFlyday #insects #flies #midges #Diptera #Chironomidae

  22. A little #ArthroBeauty for #FlyFriday! At this time of year down by the water, the air is filled with swarms of non-biting midges (family Chironomidae), often flying around while mated. In this picture the one on the left is male; his fluffy antennae help him pick up females' pheromones.

    #Flyday #FridayFlyday #insects #flies #midges #Diptera #Chironomidae

  23. A little #ArthroBeauty for #FlyFriday! At this time of year down by the water, the air is filled with swarms of non-biting midges (family Chironomidae), often flying around while mated. In this picture the one on the left is male; his fluffy antennae help him pick up females' pheromones.

    #Flyday #FridayFlyday #insects #flies #midges #Diptera #Chironomidae