tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51880364671218442592024-03-14T02:18:29.932-06:00Harvey's Spiders n StuffHarvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-60376718606227870812015-01-08T20:07:00.000-06:002015-01-23T16:16:49.982-06:00Northern Caddisfly Larva - Limnephilidae This tiny guy showed up today at work in a 500ml water sample taken at Wekusko Lake. The debris case was about about 5mm by 5mm.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-43020762068457497072013-11-24T10:48:00.000-06:002014-06-23T20:40:55.989-06:00Cicada - Okanagana canadensisThis one was singing near Birch lake this summer. Okanagana canadensis is a common northern species which even gets up into the NWT.
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<br />Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-27031935591193419152013-09-09T19:49:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:52:45.453-06:00Apple Maggot Fly - Rhagoletis pomonellaBack in August I found this cool fruit fly with a spider pattern on its wings. It was on our hops vine.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-69701032662731889102013-01-05T18:54:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:53:46.437-06:00Bee Fly - Hemipenthes morioidesI've always liked Bee flies. I found this one in the yard in July pollinating flowers.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-91806637382031998012012-12-02T18:19:00.001-06:002014-06-23T12:54:46.931-06:00Picture-winged Fly - Callopistromyia strigulaJuly was a good month for Picture-winged Flies. I like the way they hold their wings open at times, ready for lift off. This one was in the herb bed around the oregano.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-71651293561223089612012-12-02T12:36:00.001-06:002014-06-23T12:55:46.959-06:00Picture-winged Fly - Ceroxys latiusculusWhen we were at the farm this fall I noticed quite a few of these striped flys. They seemed to do more walking than flying and were constantly shuffling their wings.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-41169182745819329112012-10-23T15:39:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:56:33.348-06:00Larder Beetle - Dermestes lardariusI found this beetle crawling across the floor in the lunch room at work. That makes sense. They are often found where food is stored.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-41359285548738580742012-09-17T19:12:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:57:23.658-06:00Tissue Moth - Triphosa haesitataThe temperature was about 5°c the other night when this Tissue Moth showed up. I love their colors. It's always a treat to see one.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-73633534685105425092012-06-09T13:01:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:58:36.495-06:00Snout Beetle - Glocianus punctigerAt only 3mm <a href="http://birdschmidt.blogspot.ca/">B</a> spotted this tiny beetle while we were out in the yard. Their host plant is Dandelions and the larva feed on the seeds in the flower heads.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-56756351934740208202012-04-28T18:04:00.000-06:002014-06-23T12:59:41.196-06:00Dung Beetle - Aphodius fimetariusFor whatever reason I’ve always associated dung beetles with the prairies where I grew up. On the farm, whether in the chicken coop, the pig barn or the cow pasture, there was lots of dung for these beetles to eat. I was pleasantly surprised to find this guy on our walking trail up here in the Boreal forest. This species was introduced from Europe and is about 7mm in size.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-17495742909895116052012-03-06T19:17:00.000-06:002014-06-23T13:01:01.010-06:00Dance Fly - RhamphomyiaWinter can sometimes bring surprises and at 5mm in size this tiny guy was one of them. I found this dance fly in mid February in our sunroom. It had just landed in one of our potted herbs we have growing there.
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Harvey Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320474235259206752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188036467121844259.post-533471429207658112011-08-30T18:49:00.003-06:002014-06-23T13:04:05.336-06:00Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculataIn mid-August <a href="http://birdschmidt.blogspot.com/">B</a> went to St. Peter's Abbey in Muenster. I decided to tag along and check for bugs to photograph. As I was wandering around one of the many beautiful gardens I met Jim who was collecting seeds from some of the flowers that had finished blooming. He told me that he had seen some hornets on one of the sunflowers. I checked it out and found these hornets crawling around holes on the stalks. They seemed to like the frothy goo that was oozing out.
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I would have never guessed that there are 675 known North American species of Mayfly; 321 of these occur in Canada, Saskatchewan having 107 species. The possibility of finding and photographing them seem limitless. It would probably take me 107 years to try and get them all. According to the thesis, Mayflies arose during the Carboniferous and are the oldest order of extant winged insects.<br />
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Most of all, I am fascinated by their eyes. I've learned that Callibaetis is one of the more sexually dimorphic species. The photos in this post are of the same species as my last post, but these are males, which have turbinate eyes (raised on a stalk), so they look different.<br />
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I found this one when we were down visiting southern Saskatchewan in September.<br />
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