Here we have the nest parasite of one of Puerto Rico's Centris bees. Its lays its eggs in the nests of the host, kills the hosts egg or young and eats the stores. Taxonomically its not clear what this species is but it appears to be close to (aff. = affiliated with) M. rufipes. Perhaps you, dear reader, will figure that out.
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Mesoplia aff rufipes, M, side, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Here we have the nest parasite of one of Puerto Rico's Centris bees. Its lays its eggs in the nests of the host, kills the hosts egg or young and eats the stores. Taxonomically its not clear what this species is but it appears to be close to (aff. = affiliated with) M. rufipes. Perhaps you, dear reader, will figure that out.
Mesoplia azurea, male, back
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Mesoplia azurea, male, side
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Mesoplia rufipes, m, back, La Cruz, Costa Rica
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Mesoplia rufipes, m, face, La Cruz, Costa Rica
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Mesoplia rufipes, m, left, La Cruz, Costa Rica
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Collected by Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, this is a nest parasite of Centris species, this is Mesoplia rufipes. Nicely aglow with red legs and a blue abdomen. Photo by Anders Croft.
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanEarly Saxifrage....this is not a flower I come across often or know anything about, but Helen Lowe Metzman found this flower in Howard County and took its picture in our lab. I am sure there are galaxies of stories and wonders about for this plant. I am just not privy to them.
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanEarly Saxifrage....this is not a flower I come across often or know anything about, but Helen Lowe Metzman found this flower in Howard County and took its picture in our lab. I am sure there are galaxies of stories and wonders about for this plant. I am just not privy to them.
Midge Black and White
Well, most of the time I don't think our pictures resonate as much when desaturated, however, the previous uploaded midge seems to want that, so here it is.
Well, most of the time I don't think our pictures resonate as much when desaturated, however, the previous uploaded midge seems to want that, so here it is.
Midge
Up close view of the head of a Chironomid Midge. What fun to see the magnificent antennae of something that is around us every day. Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Up close view of the head of a Chironomid Midge. What fun to see the magnificent antennae of something that is around us every day. Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Mimulus ringens, Monkey-flower, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Mimulus ringens, Monkey-flower, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanOur disguised snap dragon the Square-stemmed Monkey Flower. Edges of woods, particularly if damp seems to be where I mostly find it. Collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Mimulus ringens, Monkey-flower, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Mimulus ringens, Monkey-flower, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanOur disguised snap dragon the Square-stemmed Monkey Flower. Edges of woods, particularly if damp seems to be where I mostly find it. Collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Mink, M, Foot, bottom, MD, PG County, Bowie
The foot of the American Mink: Neovison vison. A lovely male freshly killed where a stream crosses the road in the progenitor of all suburbs: Bowie, Maryland. All sorts of things exist in these seeming wastelands.
The foot of the American Mink: Neovison vison. A lovely male freshly killed where a stream crosses the road in the progenitor of all suburbs: Bowie, Maryland. All sorts of things exist in these seeming wastelands.
Mink, M, Foot, top, MD, PG County, Bowie
The foot of the American Mink: Neovison vison. A lovely male freshly killed where a stream crosses the road in the progenitor of all suburbs: Bowie, Maryland. All sorts of things exist in these seeming wastelands.
The foot of the American Mink: Neovison vison. A lovely male freshly killed where a stream crosses the road in the progenitor of all suburbs: Bowie, Maryland. All sorts of things exist in these seeming wastelands.
Mitchella repens, Partridgeberry flower close-up
The tiny twin whiteness of Partridgeberry blooms. Just part of that lovely obscure flora we have that paints some of our forest floors. I associate Mitchella repens with woods on the acid end of the scale in areas with a little slope and not a lot of competition with other plants. A hard one to take good shots with our set up ....too white....too much flash.
The tiny twin whiteness of Partridgeberry blooms. Just part of that lovely obscure flora we have that paints some of our forest floors. I associate Mitchella repens with woods on the acid end of the scale in areas with a little slope and not a lot of competition with other plants. A hard one to take good shots with our set up ....too white....too much flash.
modesta, male, face
The smiling and inscrutable face if Coelioxys modesta. Photography by Heagan Ahmed. Shopping by Wayne Boo.
The smiling and inscrutable face if Coelioxys modesta. Photography by Heagan Ahmed. Shopping by Wayne Boo.
modesta, male, underside of abdomen
The complicated underside of Coelioxys modesta. Do you really relate to something so radically different from yourself? We have very little morphologically in common with Mr. C. modesta but we do share the planet. Photography by Heagan Ahmed. Shopping by Wayne Boo.
The complicated underside of Coelioxys modesta. Do you really relate to something so radically different from yourself? We have very little morphologically in common with Mr. C. modesta but we do share the planet. Photography by Heagan Ahmed. Shopping by Wayne Boo.
Monarda didyma, Beebalm, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Monarda didyma, Beebalm, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanBee Balm. Good for a spicy summer drink and hummingbird and bee forage the rest of the time. Specimen and photograph by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Monarda didyma, Beebalm, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Monarda didyma, Beebalm, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanBee Balm. Good for a spicy summer drink and hummingbird and bee forage the rest of the time. Specimen and photograph by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Murex pecten, philippines, wd bledsoe, closeup
The Venus Comb Murex, Murex pecten. From the Philiipines in this case. This is a start of a fun exploration of some of the National Collections at the Smithsonian....Amanda Robinson brought this down for a photograph and Joe Milone did the photoshoping. Stacked this one using a 100mm macro lens.
The Venus Comb Murex, Murex pecten. From the Philiipines in this case. This is a start of a fun exploration of some of the National Collections at the Smithsonian....Amanda Robinson brought this down for a photograph and Joe Milone did the photoshoping. Stacked this one using a 100mm macro lens.
Murgantia histrionica, 2, F, ventral, Maryland, Beltsville
Murgantia histrionica, 2, F, ventral, Maryland, BeltsvilleAdult female, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Murgantia histrionica, 2, F, ventral, Maryland, Beltsville
Murgantia histrionica, 2, F, ventral, Maryland, BeltsvilleAdult female, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Murgantia histrionica, eggs, side without leaf
Eggs, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Eggs, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Murgantia histrionica, eggs2
Nymphs, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Nymphs, Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of brassicas, these were raised by the Weber USDA lab at Beltsville, Maryland
Mutillid wasp, M, Side, St johns Co, Fl
Unknown species of what is presumably a Mutillid Velvet Ant. Because it has wings it is therefore a male. Collected at the NPS Fort Matanzas National Monument.
Unknown species of what is presumably a Mutillid Velvet Ant. Because it has wings it is therefore a male. Collected at the NPS Fort Matanzas National Monument.