Podcasts about diptera

For some people, a box of 100-year-old bee flies might seem daunting, but for Lisa Rollinson and Allan Cabrero, It was an exciting challenge. As part of a Smithsonian-based internship, Lisa worked with Allan to identify the flies, creating a new key for several genera and discovering a new species along the way. Flies aren't the most charismatic group, but Lisa sees them as an unexpected opportunity to introduce people to taxonomy. “I think science can be really good for getting people curious and getting them invested in things they don't think about very often, like flies,” she says. “I think that people are often more scientific than they actually think.” Listen in for a great conversation about bee flies and making accessible taxonomic resources that will hopefully stand the test of time. Plus, learn the sweet naming decision that makes this new species the “Sister Bug.”Lisa Rollinson and Allan Cabrero's paper “Species discovery in Southern African bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae): A new species in the revised genus Enica (Macquart, 1834)” is in volume 66 Issue 1 of African Invertebrates.It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.66.129611A transcript of this episode can be found here: Lisa and Allan - TranscriptNew Species: Enica adelpheEpisode image credit: Lisa RollinsonLucid Builder keys: https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/enicaFollow Lisa on Twitter/X: @LisaRollinson5Follow Allan on Instagram: @allan_the_entomologistBe sure to follow New Species on Bluesky (@newspeciespodcast.bsky.social) and Instagram (@NewSpeciesPodcast) and like the podcast page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NewSpeciesPodcast).Music in this podcast is "No More (Instrumental)," by HaTom (https://fanlink.to/HaTom)If you have questions or feedback about this podcast, please e-mail us at NewSpeciesPodcast@gmail.comIf you would like to support this podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, please consider doing so at https://www.patreon.com/NewSpeciesPod

Flies are amazing insects that play critical roles in our environment including pollination, waste disposal, pest control, and as a link in the food web. Flies are greatly diverse in colors, shape, size, and where they live. Butterflies and bees probably generate more enthusiasm, but it's time to change that. To talk about flies with us, we are joined by Dr. Erica McAlister, who works at the Natural History Museum in London, where she is the principal curator for Diptera and Siphonaptera, i.e., flies and fleas. Erica takes a particular interest in three groups of flies, fungus gnats, assassin flies, and mosquitoes. The latter means that inevitably she is involved with many projects related to identification of mosquitoes and which ones are associated with spread of malaria and other diseases and viruses, but her experience is much broader, including teaching entomology in Dominica and studying the invertebrates — more specifically, the flies — of that island. Finally, Erica is also the award-winning author of four books, including The Secret Life of Flies and The Inside Out of Flies.---Cover Photo: Whitney Cranshaw - Bugwood CC - Tachinid fly (Trichopoda pennipes) Thank you for listening! For more information go to xerces.org/bugbanter.

Have you ever considered that plants can be broken into groups, just like plants?By classifying plants into their taxonomic order, we can automatically understand a few things about them. For example, what type of mouth-part do they have, and what does that mean for the type of plant damage or predatory method they're capable of?What types of chemicals work on them, and which ones don't? Which beneficials eat which pests? And are there any truly neutral insects out there, or are they all having some type of "positive" or "negative" impact on the garden?Entomologist and ecologist Dr Ian Smith is back on the show, and he's going to break things down for us.Here's the cheat sheet for which insects belong where:Diptera (flys)The GoodHoverflyRobber fliesThe badLeaf minersFruit flies The inbetweenBlowflies, bottle flies and house fliesFungus gnatsColeoptera (Beetles)BeneficialsLadybird (Coccinellidae)Ground beetles (Carabidae)Rove beetle (Staphylinidae)The BadsLeaf and flea beetlesScarabaeidaeWeevilsThe neutralsPlague Soldier BeetleHymenoptera (wasps and ants)The goodParasitoid waspsThe badGall waspsThe in-betweenAntsEuropean waspsAcariformes (Mites)Predatory mitesSpider mites and earth mitesHemiptera (True bugs)The goodAssassin bugs (and similar)The badAphids (Aphididae family)Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae family)Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae family)Stink bugs (Pentatomidae family)Lace bugs (Tingidae family)Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae family)Scale (Coccoidea)LepidopteraMothsButterfliesBlattodeaCockroachesTermitesOthersAraneae (Spiders)Lacewing (Neuroptera)Dragonflies (Odonata)Praying mantis (Mantises)EPISODE LINKSFollow Ian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EcologIanIan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/driansmithMy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-fuller-180908208/Rove beetle wing folding video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNrXvdOjylAVelvet mite images: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=8b94fdf9c54254b4&rlz=1C1UEAD_en-GBAU938AU938&sxsrf=ACQVn0_5qreTzLiKH2svJl2lB_o_9HUVOQ:1710052567103&q=velvet+mite&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDrbyeiumEAxXLsFYBHUWRC-YQ0pQJegQIDRAB FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @PlantsGrowHere / Facebook: @PlantsGrowHerePodcast - Join our Facebook group!VISIT OUR WEBSITEwww.PlantsGrowHere.comLET'S WORK TOGETHERWe're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to plantsgrowhere@gmail.com.

"There can't be zombies if flies exist"Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera (A.K.A Flys and fleas!) overseeing a collection of nearly 4 million specimens. Erica has presented a Radio 4 series on Insects (Who's the Pest) and her books include The Secret Life of Flies, A Bug's World, and her upcoming title Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

45.000 soorten op dit hele kleine stukje aarde, ga er maar aanstaan om daar een verhaal van te maken! Dick de Vos deed het – en schreef de Canon van de Nederlandse natuur. Over de keuzes die hij maakte krijgt Dick in deze aflevering opbouwende kritiek van Paul Beuk. Paul is conservator biologie bij het Natuurhistorisch Museum in Maastricht en zoals hij zelf zegt: professioneel muggenzifter. Dat belooft wat! Anthonie spreekt in deze aflevering met Dick en Paul over de verhalen die onze natuur rijk is én de verhalen die Dick optekent in de Canon van de Nederlandse natuur. Paul maakte een eigen selectie van 50 soorten voor zíjn fictieve Canon en voorziet rijkelijk in nieuwe vensters en verhalen: koortsvlieg, rosse metselbij, korhoen en tal van andere dieren en planten komen langs. En als opmaat voor het gesprek in Vlaanderen doen Dick en Paul ook wat suggesties voor de Canon van de Vlaamse natuur. Of toch de Belgische natuur? We komen er niet helemaal uit. Ook in deze aflevering geven de gasten weer leestips. Dick tipt ‘Soortenschat' van Geert-Jan Roebers. Paul houdt zich niet in geeft vier leestips. Maar hij heeft daar een verhaal bij, beluister het maar. ‘Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands' van Paul Beuk zelf, ‘De Nederlandse zweefvliegen' van Menno Reemer e.a. (hier als gratis pdf), ‘Canon van de Nederlandse natuur' van Dick de Vos en ‘Darwin in de stad' van Menno Schilthuizen. We verwijzen in deze aflevering naar aflevering 15 met Marc Argeloo over natuuramnesie en shifting baselines, aflevering 17 met Petra Vijncke over insecten, aflevering 39 met Auke van der Woud en aflevering 47 met Kristof Smeyers en Glenn Lelieveld over de wolf. Wees welkom om te reageren op deze aflevering. Dat kan via onze sociale media, @toekomstnatuur op X en @toekomstvoornatuur op Instagram of door een mailtje te sturen naar toekomstvoornatuur@vlinderstichting.nl. Let op: in deze aflevering hoor je hoe je als luisteraar kans kunt maken op een exemplaar van de Canon van de Nederlandse natuur, beschikbaar gesteld door de KNNV Uitgeverij speciaal voor luisteraars van Toekomst voor Natuur. Dit is een aanbod met een einddatum.

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Der böse Wolf ist mehr als ein kultureller Topos - die Rückkehr von Wildtieren nach Deutschland sorgt immer wieder für Aufregung. Dabei sind auch Fake News über vermeintlich gefährliche Wolfshybriden im Umlauf. Was ist dran an menschlichen Ängsten? Was sind "Problemwölfe" eigentlich, und würde mehr Jagd das Problem der Schäfer überhaupt lösen? Die Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Tiermedizinerin Karin Elli Lason hat die Perspektive wieder eingewanderter Wildtiere wie Wolf, Elch und Wisent recherchiert. Welches Habitat brauchen sie? Was bringen sie dem Ökosystem? Birgt ihre Rückkehr auch Gefahren wie Unfälle und Zoonosen? Im Gespräch mit Host Lucie Kluth erklärt sie, was "Umbrella Species" sind, warum der Mensch sich auch manchmal ans Wildschwein anpassen muss und wie kreativ Forschende in Skandinavien bei der Prävention von Wildtierunfällen sind. Und: Sie hat sich von Genetikern erklären lassen, wie die Pathologie falsche Fährten in populistischer Anti-Wolfs-Propaganda entlarven kann.  DIE HINTERGRUNDINFORMATIONEN: Tierstimmenarchiv des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/de/wissenschaft/tierstimmenarchiv Berner Konvention über den Schutz wildlebender Arten in Europa: Übereinkommen über die Erhaltung der europäischen wildlebenden Pflanzen und Tiere und ihrer natürlichen Lebensräume. SEV Nr. 104. 1979https://www.coe.int/de/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=104 [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 20]. Flora-Fauna-Habitat-Richtlinie: RICHTLINIE 92/43/EWG DES RATES zur Erhaltung der natürlichen Lebensräume sowie der wildlebenden Tiere und Pflanzen. 1992. Abrufbar unter: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01992L0043-20130701 Webseite der DBBW, die Dokumentations- und Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Thema Wolf: DBBW Dokumentations- und Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Thema Wolf. https://www.dbb-wolf.de/ [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Webseite des LUPUS Instituts für Wolfsmonitoring und -forschung in Deutschland: https://www.lupus-institut.de/home.html Zahl der Wölfe in der EU: EU: Datensammlung zum Wolfsstatus_EU Erhebung. https://germany.representation.ec.europa.eu/news/wolfe-europa-ausnahmeregeln-nutzen-daten-uber-populationen-melden-2023-09-04_de [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Nutztierrisse: https://www.dbb-wolf.de/Wolf_Steckbrief/portrait https://www.dbb-wolf.de/wolfsmanagement/herdenschutz/schadensstatistik Erkenntnisse zur Wirkung von vermehrtem Schießen von Wölfen: Khorozyan I, Heurich M. Large-Scale Sheep Losses to Wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany Are Related to the Expansion of the Wolf Population but Not to Increasing Wolf Numbers [Internet]. Vol. 10, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.778917 Studie zum gezieltem Abschuss von Wölfen und Bären in Asturien: Fernández-Gil A, Naves J, Ordiz A, Quevedo M, Revilla E, Delibes M. Conflict Misleads Large Carnivore Management and Conservation: Brown Bears and Wolves in Spain. Margalida A, editor. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 14;11(3):e0151541. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151541 Studie mit evidenzbasierten Empfehlungen zum Minimieren von Nutztierübergriffen durch Wölfe: Reinhardt I, Knauer F, Herdtfelder M, Kluth G, Kaczensky P. Wie lassen sich Nutztierübergriffe durch Wölfe nachhaltig minimieren? – Eine Literaturübersicht mit Empfehlungen für Deutschland. In: Evidenzbasiertes Wildtiermanagement [Internet]. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2023. p. 231–56. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-662-65745-4_9 Springen Wölfe über Sicherheitszäune? Reinhardt I, Rauer G, Kluth G, Kaczensky P, Knauer F, Wotschikowsky U. Livestock protection methods applicable for Germany – a Country newly recolonized by wolves. Hystrix, Ital J Mammal [Internet]. 2012;23(1):62–72. https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-23.1-4555 Mensch-Wildtier Konflikte und Koexistenz: Glikman JA. WRC 2023. In: Ortmann, Sylvia; Sollmann, Rahel; Wachter, Bettina; Wilting A, editor. Wildlife Research and Conservation. Berlin: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildife Research (Leibniz-IZW); 2023. p. 63. https://www.izw-berlin.de/en/wrc-conference-proceedings.html Glikman JA, Vaske JJ, Bath AJ, Ciucci P, Boitani L. Residents' support for wolf and bear conservation: the moderating influence of knowledge. Eur J Wildl Res. 2012 Feb 13;58(1):295–302. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10344-011-0579-x Haltungen gegenüber dem zurückkehrenden Wolf in Deutschland. Vergleich Lausitz-Gesamtdeutschland.: Arbieu U, Mehring M, Bunnefeld N, Kaczensky P, Reinhardt I, Ansorge H, et al. Attitudes towards returning wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany: Exposure, information sources and trust matter. Biol Conserv [Internet]. 2019 Jun;234:202–10. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0006320718306086 Einstellungen von Wildparkbesuchern in Deutschland: Ostermann-Miyashita EF, Pernat N, König HJ, Hemminger K, Gandl N, Bellingrath-Kimura SD, et al. Attitudes of wildlife park visitors towards returning wildlife species: An analysis of patterns and correlates. Biol Conserv . 2023 Feb;278:109878. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0006320722004311 Vertrauen von Landwirten in Expert*innen: Rust NA, Stankovics P, Jarvis RM, Morris-Trainor Z, de Vries JR, Ingram J, et al. Have farmers had enough of experts? Environ Manage. 2022 Jan 11;69(1):31–44. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00267-021-01546-y Zum Umgang mit Hybriden in Deutschland: Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Wolf (DBBW). https://www.dbb-wolf.de/Wolfsmanagement/Bundesländer/umgang-mit-hybriden [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. ' Genetische Methoden zum Hybridisierungsgrad von Wolf und Hund in Europa: Büttner, Caroline; Nowak C. Systematic assessment of wolf-dog-hybridization-rates in Europe. In: Ortmann, Sylvia; Sollmann, Rahel; Wachter, Bettina; Wilting A, editor. Wildlife Research and Conservation. Berlin: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildife Research (Leibniz-IZW); 2023. S. 89. https://www.izw-berlin.de/en/wrc-conference-proceedings.html Genetische Verwandtschaft von Eisbär und Grizzlybär: Cronin MA, MacNeil MD. Genetic Relationships of Extant Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus). J Hered [Internet]. 2012;103(6):873–81. https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jhered/ess090 Eisbär-Grizzlybär-Hybridisierung im Paläogenom nachgewiesen: Wang MS, Murray GGR, Mann D, Groves P, Vershinina AO, Supple MA, et al. A polar bear paleogenome reveals extensive ancient gene flow from polar bears into brown bears. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022 Jun 16;6(7):936–44. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01753-8 Jagd und Fruchtbarkeitskontrolle bei Wildschweinen: Croft S, Franzetti B, Gill R, Massei G. Too many wild boar? Modelling fertility control and culling to reduce wild boar numbers in isolated populations. Serrano E, editor. PLoS One 2020 Sep 18;15(9):e0238429. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238429 Vergleichende Ernährung des Laubäsers Elch und des Grasfressers Wisent: Przybyło M, Hummel J, Ortmann S, Codron D, Kohlschein GM, Kilga D, et al. Digesta passage in nondomestic ruminants: Separation mechanisms in ‘moose-type' and ‘cattle-type' species, and seemingly atypical browsers. Comp Biochem Physiol Part A Mol Integr Physiol [Internet]. 2019;235:180–92. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1095643319301059 Clauss M, Fritz J, Bayer D, Nygren K, Hammer S, Hatt JM, et al. Physical characteristics of rumen contents in four large ruminants of different feeding type, the addax (Addax nasomaculatus), bison (Bison bison), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and moose (Alces alces). Comp Biochem Physiol Part A Mol Integr Physiol [Internet]. 2009 Mar;152(3):398–406. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1095643308012038 Elche, Habitatnutzung und Klimawandel: Teitelbaum CS, Sirén APK, Coffel E, Foster JR, Frair JL, Hinton JW, et al. Habitat use as indicator of adaptive capacity to climate change. Maiorano L, editor. Divers Distrib. 2021 Apr 23;27(4):655–67. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.13223 Nördliche Huftieren und Fliegenlarven: Benedict BM, Barboza PS. Adverse effects of Diptera flies on northern ungulates: Rangifer , Alces , and Bison. Mamm Rev. 2022 Jul 13;52(3):425–37. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mam.12287 Smaragd-Netzwerk in Europa zur Wildtierausbreitung: Emerald Network Smaragd Netzwerk Europa. https://coe.int/en/web/bern-convention/emerald-network [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Tierseuchengeschehen und Afrikanische Schweinepest: https://www.fli.de/de/aktuelles/tierseuchengeschehen/afrikanische-schweinepest/ [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 17]. Radar Bulletin FLI. https://www.fli.de/de/publikationen/radar-bulletin/ [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Maul- und Klauenseuche während des letzten Seuchenzugs: Mouchantat S. Dissertation. 2006 [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 26]. Serologische Untersuchungen zum Vorkommen von Maul- und Klauenseuche (MKS) bei Rehen (Capreolus capreolus) in ausgewählten Gebieten in Deutschland. https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/4414 Studie über den möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen Nutztierrissen durch den Wolf und Wahlentscheidung: Clemm von Hohenberg B, Hager A. Wolf attacks predict far-right voting. Proc Natl Acad Sci [Internet]. 2022 Jul 26;119(30). https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2202224119 Äußerungen eines Lokalpolitikers zu wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen der Senckenberg-Gesellschaft: Dammann J. Thema Wolf: Mehr Transparenz nötig. Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt Neue Stader Wochenblatt. 2018 Dec 10; https://web.archive.org/web/20231001143945/https://www.kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de/stade/c-politik/thema-wolf-mehr-transparenz-noetig_a129104#gallery=null

Der böse Wolf ist mehr als ein kultureller Topos - die Rückkehr von Wildtieren nach Deutschland sorgt immer wieder für Aufregung. Dabei sind auch Fake News über vermeintlich gefährliche Wolfshybriden im Umlauf. Was ist dran an menschlichen Ängsten? Was sind "Problemwölfe" eigentlich, und würde mehr Jagd das Problem der Schäfer überhaupt lösen? Die Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Tiermedizinerin Karin Elli Lason hat die Perspektive wieder eingewanderter Wildtiere wie Wolf, Elch und Wisent recherchiert. Welches Habitat brauchen sie? Was bringen sie dem Ökosystem? Birgt ihre Rückkehr auch Gefahren wie Unfälle und Zoonosen? Im Gespräch mit Host Lucie Kluth erklärt sie, was "Umbrella Species" sind, warum der Mensch sich auch manchmal ans Wildschwein anpassen muss und wie kreativ Forschende in Skandinavien bei der Prävention von Wildtierunfällen sind. Und: Sie hat sich von Genetikern erklären lassen, wie die Pathologie falsche Fährten in populistischer Anti-Wolfs-Propaganda entlarven kann.  DIE HINTERGRUNDINFORMATIONEN: Tierstimmenarchiv des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/de/wissenschaft/tierstimmenarchiv Berner Konvention über den Schutz wildlebender Arten in Europa: Übereinkommen über die Erhaltung der europäischen wildlebenden Pflanzen und Tiere und ihrer natürlichen Lebensräume. SEV Nr. 104. 1979https://www.coe.int/de/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=104 [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 20]. Flora-Fauna-Habitat-Richtlinie: RICHTLINIE 92/43/EWG DES RATES zur Erhaltung der natürlichen Lebensräume sowie der wildlebenden Tiere und Pflanzen. 1992. Abrufbar unter: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01992L0043-20130701 Webseite der DBBW, die Dokumentations- und Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Thema Wolf: DBBW Dokumentations- und Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Thema Wolf. https://www.dbb-wolf.de/ [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Webseite des LUPUS Instituts für Wolfsmonitoring und -forschung in Deutschland: https://www.lupus-institut.de/home.html Zahl der Wölfe in der EU: EU: Datensammlung zum Wolfsstatus_EU Erhebung. https://germany.representation.ec.europa.eu/news/wolfe-europa-ausnahmeregeln-nutzen-daten-uber-populationen-melden-2023-09-04_de [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. Nutztierrisse: https://www.dbb-wolf.de/Wolf_Steckbrief/portrait https://www.dbb-wolf.de/wolfsmanagement/herdenschutz/schadensstatistik Erkenntnisse zur Wirkung von vermehrtem Schießen von Wölfen: Khorozyan I, Heurich M. Large-Scale Sheep Losses to Wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany Are Related to the Expansion of the Wolf Population but Not to Increasing Wolf Numbers [Internet]. Vol. 10, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.778917 Studie zum gezieltem Abschuss von Wölfen und Bären in Asturien: Fernández-Gil A, Naves J, Ordiz A, Quevedo M, Revilla E, Delibes M. Conflict Misleads Large Carnivore Management and Conservation: Brown Bears and Wolves in Spain. Margalida A, editor. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 14;11(3):e0151541. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151541 Studie mit evidenzbasierten Empfehlungen zum Minimieren von Nutztierübergriffen durch Wölfe: Reinhardt I, Knauer F, Herdtfelder M, Kluth G, Kaczensky P. Wie lassen sich Nutztierübergriffe durch Wölfe nachhaltig minimieren? – Eine Literaturübersicht mit Empfehlungen für Deutschland. In: Evidenzbasiertes Wildtiermanagement [Internet]. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2023. p. 231–56. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-662-65745-4_9 Springen Wölfe über Sicherheitszäune? Reinhardt I, Rauer G, Kluth G, Kaczensky P, Knauer F, Wotschikowsky U. Livestock protection methods applicable for Germany – a Country newly recolonized by wolves. Hystrix, Ital J Mammal [Internet]. 2012;23(1):62–72. https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-23.1-4555 Mensch-Wildtier Konflikte und Koexistenz: Glikman JA. WRC 2023. In: Ortmann, Sylvia; Sollmann, Rahel; Wachter, Bettina; Wilting A, editor. Wildlife Research and Conservation. Berlin: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildife Research (Leibniz-IZW); 2023. p. 63. https://www.izw-berlin.de/en/wrc-conference-proceedings.html Glikman JA, Vaske JJ, Bath AJ, Ciucci P, Boitani L. Residents' support for wolf and bear conservation: the moderating influence of knowledge. Eur J Wildl Res. 2012 Feb 13;58(1):295–302. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10344-011-0579-x Haltungen gegenüber dem zurückkehrenden Wolf in Deutschland. Vergleich Lausitz-Gesamtdeutschland.: Arbieu U, Mehring M, Bunnefeld N, Kaczensky P, Reinhardt I, Ansorge H, et al. Attitudes towards returning wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany: Exposure, information sources and trust matter. Biol Conserv [Internet]. 2019 Jun;234:202–10. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0006320718306086 Einstellungen von Wildparkbesuchern in Deutschland: Ostermann-Miyashita EF, Pernat N, König HJ, Hemminger K, Gandl N, Bellingrath-Kimura SD, et al. Attitudes of wildlife park visitors towards returning wildlife species: An analysis of patterns and correlates. Biol Conserv . 2023 Feb;278:109878. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0006320722004311 Vertrauen von Landwirten in Expert*innen: Rust NA, Stankovics P, Jarvis RM, Morris-Trainor Z, de Vries JR, Ingram J, et al. Have farmers had enough of experts? Environ Manage. 2022 Jan 11;69(1):31–44. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00267-021-01546-y Zum Umgang mit Hybriden in Deutschland: Beratungsstelle des Bundes zum Wolf (DBBW). https://www.dbb-wolf.de/Wolfsmanagement/Bundesländer/umgang-mit-hybriden [aufgerufen 2023 Sep 10]. ' Genetische Methoden zum Hybridisierungsgrad von Wolf und Hund in Europa: Büttner, Caroline; Nowak C. Systematic assessment of wolf-dog-hybridization-rates in Europe. In: Ortmann, Sylvia; Sollmann, Rahel; Wachter, Bettina; Wilting A, editor. Wildlife Research and Conservation. Berlin: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildife Research (Leibniz-IZW); 2023. S. 89. https://www.izw-berlin.de/en/wrc-conference-proceedings.html Genetische Verwandtschaft von Eisbär und Grizzlybär: Cronin MA, MacNeil MD. Genetic Relationships of Extant Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus). 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Denne gang har vi besøg af Thomas Pape – lektor og insektforsker ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, og en af verdens førende eksperter i den orden af insekter, der hedder Diptera (fluer og myg). Vi snakker om alt fra maddiker, der kan rense vores sår og gavner lægevidenskaben, til myg, og hvorfor de kan sprede malaria samt et væld af andre sygdomme, men ikke HIV eller Covid. Desuden kommer vi ind på, hvordan disse insekter er vigtige for os, og om de egentlig er truede. Det er, med andre ord, en entomologisk tour de force i Diptera-land, og takket være Thomas' ekspertise, bliver vi alle klogere på netop disse dyr, der er så tæt på os. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S4E38 We return to London's Natural History Museum. This time however, we're in the bowels of the Diptera collection with flygirl herself, Dr Erica McAlister. If you think you recognise that name it's because Erica has graced the airwaves several times before including BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage and The Life Scientific. As you'll hear in this episode, Erica needs help from those of us who regularly handle bats. If you're a bat carer or a bat worker who undertakes bat box checks or trapping surveys, please start collecting all bat ectoparasites from bats and place them into vials of 100% ethanol. Make detailed notes about the species of bat they came from, the sex of the bat, located of ectoparasite & what the bat was doing at the time. A location & the habitat is also a must. As much info as possible! You can then post your specimens to:Dr Erica McAlister,Senior Curator; Diptera,Life Sciences (Insects Division),The Natural History Museum,Cromwell Road,London SW7 5BD.Your specimens will be added to the collection and your name will eventually appear in the digital collections.Bat and bird fly recording scheme websiteSee Piotr Naskrecki's bat fly image hereA short video of Erica talking about bat flies along with more photos hereEthanol can be purchased hereSample tubes can be Thank you to Wildcare and Wildlife Acoustics for sponsoring the BatChat Podcast in 2022-2023.Quote BATCHAT at the Wildcare checkout for 10% off all bat detectors!Visit wildlifeacoustics.com to learn more.Wildlife Acoustics Wildcare Support the showPlease leave us a review or star rating if your podcast app allows it because it helps us to reach a wider audience so that we can spread the word about how great bats are. How to write a podcast review (and why you should).Bats are magical but misunderstood. At BCT our vision is a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. Action to protect & conserve bats is having a positive impact on bat populations in the UK. We would not be able to continue our work to protect bats & their habitats without your contribution so if you can please donate. We need your support now more than ever: www.bats.org.uk/donate Thank you!

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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Short Research Summary: Can insects feel pain? A review of the neural and behavioural evidence by Gibbons et al. 2022, published by Meghan Barrett on November 22, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This short research summary briefly highlights the major results of a new publication on the scientific evidence for insect pain in Advances in Insect Physiology by Gibbons et al. (2022). This EA Forum post was prepared by Meghan Barrett, Lars Chittka, Andrew Crump, Matilda Gibbons, and Sajedeh Sarlak. The 75-page publication summarizes over 350 scientific studies to assess the scientific evidence for pain across six orders of insects at, minimally, two developmental time points (juvenile, adult). In addition, the paper discusses the use and management of insects in farmed, wild, and research contexts. The publication in its entirety can be reviewed here. The original publication was authored by Matilda Gibbons, Andrew Crump, Meghan Barrett, Sajedeh Sarlak, Jonathan Birch, and Lars Chittka. Major Takeaway We find strong evidence for pain in adult insects of two orders (Blattodea: cockroaches and termites; Diptera: flies and mosquitoes). We find substantial evidence for pain in adult insects of three additional orders, as well as some juveniles. For several criteria, evidence was distributed across the insect phylogeny, providing some reason to believe that certain kinds of evidence for pain will be found in other taxa. Trillions of insects are directly impacted by humans each year (farmed, managed, killed, etc.). Significant welfare concerns have been identified as the result of human activities. Insect welfare is both completely unregulated and infrequently researched. Given the evidence reviewed in Gibbons et al. (2022), insect welfare is both important and highly neglected. Research Summary The Birch et al. (2021) framework, which the UK government has applied to assess evidence for animal pain, uses eight neural and behavioral criteria to assess the likelihood for sentience in invertebrates: 1) nociception; 2) sensory integration; 3) integrated nociception; 4) analgesia; 5) motivational trade-offs; 6) flexible self-protection; 7) associative learning; and 8) analgesia preference. Definitions of these criteria can be found on pages 4 & 5 of the publication's main text. Gibbons et al. (2022) applies the framework to six orders of insects at, minimally, two developmental time points per order (juvenile, adult). Insect orders assessed: Blattodea (cockroaches, termites), Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (flies, mosquitoes), Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps, sawflies), Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths), Orthoptera (crickets, katydids, grasshoppers). Adult Blattodea and Diptera meet 6/8 criteria to a high or very high level of confidence, constituting strong evidence for pain (see Table 1, below). This is stronger evidence for pain than Birch et al. (2021) found for decapod crustaceans (5/8), which are currently protected via the UK Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. Adults of the remaining orders (except Coleoptera) and some juveniles (Blattodea, Diptera, and last juvenile stage Lepidoptera) satisfy 3 or 4 criteria, constituting substantial evidence for pain (see Tables 1 + 2). We found no good evidence that any insect failed a criterion. For several criteria, evidence was distributed across the insect phylogeny (Figure 1), including across the major split between the hemimetabolous (incomplete metamorphosis) and holometabolous (complete metamorphosis) insects. This provides some reason to believe that certain kinds of evidence for pain (e.g., integrated nociception in adults) will be found in other taxa. Our review demonstrates that there are many areas of insect pain research that have been completely unexplored. Research gaps are particularly substantial for juveniles, hig...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Research summary: brain cell counts in Black Soldier Flies (Hermetia illucens; Diptera: Stratiomyidae), published by Rachel Norman on August 15, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary An organism's number of brain cells (e.g., neural processing power) may be a relevant proxy in assessing its likelihood of being sentient and, consequently, its capacity for welfare. In addition, quantitative proxies like brain cell numbers allow for more objective comparisons of moral weight across species, or across developmental stages within the same species. Isotropic fractionation (IF), a technique recently pioneered for application in insects by Godfrey et al. 2021, allows for insect brain cells to be quickly and reliably counted. IF can be used to determine the number of brain cells in insects, such as the black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens). Billions of BSFs are farmed annually across the globe, mainly to be used as animal feed, and the industry is growing. Understanding the likelihood of sentience in BSFs is important due to the massive scale of this new agricultural sector. My study co-authors and I determined the number of brain cells in adult male and female BSFs as well as L1, L4, and L6 stage larvae. As shown in the paper (preprint here), larvae produced a 9-fold increase in brain cell numbers across larval development; pupation caused a 16-fold increase in brain cell numbers for adults. Adult BSFs had an average of ~331,000 brain cells; males and females differed in the number of cells in their brains, due to differences in the optic lobes (peripheral processing regions responsible for the input of visual information). In the central brain, BSF adults had ~42,000 CB cells irrespective of sex. These data allow for BSF (at multiple developmental stages) to be included in interspecific welfare comparisons that use brain cells as a relevant measure of capacity for welfare. Caveats This post assumes sentience in insects is possible, but does not attempt to assess how probable it is based on the data gathered. In addition, it assumes cognitive capacity may be considered a proxy for sentience. Brain cell counts by themselves provide limited evidence for cognitive capacity, and should be used in conjunction with other behavioral and anatomical data. With insects there is often very little data on these other features (recently reviewed here); brain cell counts may represent an initial foray, then, into understanding a species' cognitive complexity. Thus, this research does not assess cognitive sophistication, nor the capacity for welfare in BSF, but may still be of interest to those working to understand BSF sentience. This post is not meant to examine the utility, or pros/cons, of brain cell numbers as a proxy for cognitive capacity, sentience, or moral weight. The data reported herein are for total brain cell numbers, which includes non-neuronal cell populations. Data from other Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, etc.) suggest neurons may make up ~90% of all brain cells (Raji & Potter 2021). Introduction Between 200 and 300 billion individual black soldier flies (BSFs) are estimated to be farmed annually to be used as animal feed, and the industry is expected to grow (Rowe 2020). The vast majority of farmed BSFs are killed as larvae. Larvae have excellent biomass conversion abilities (Cicková et al. 2015, Lalander et al. 2015), and exchange any waste products they may consume into nutrition for livestock and exotic pets (among other products; Lee et al. 2021, Hopkins et al. 2021, de Souza Vilela et al. 2021). BSFs belong to the order Diptera, family Stratiomyidae; they are in the same order as the model organism, Drosophila melanogaster (though D. melanogaster belongs to a different family, Drosophilidae). BSFs are native to the Neotropics, but due to globalization have...

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Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly" or "pomace fly".[a][4] Starting with Charles W. Woodworth's 1901 proposal of the use of this species as a model organism,[5][6] D. melanogaster continues to be widely used for biological research in genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis, and life history evolution. As of 2017, five Nobel Prizes have been awarded to drosophilists for their work using the animal.[7][8] D. melanogaster is typically used in research owing to its rapid life cycle, relatively simple genetics with only four pairs of chromosomes, and large number of offspring per generation.[9] It was originally an African species, with all non-African lineages having a common origin.[10] Its geographic range includes all continents, including islands.[11] D. melanogaster is a common pest in homes, restaurants, and other places where food is served.[12] Flies belonging to the family Tephritidae are also called "fruit flies". This can cause confusion, especially in the Mediterranean, Australia, and South Africa, where the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is an economic pest. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BreakroomNachos Intro music by Dan Mason: https://danmason.bandcamp.com/

Fruit Flies, Drosophila melanogaster, are easily the best understood multicellular organism on the planet. Why do we know so much about Drosophila? Who decided to start studying this fly? And why do we keep investing time and money to fruit fly studies?Drosophila and humans share over 60% of our DNA, and about 75% of known human disease genes have a match in the DNA of fruit flies. Meaning, most human diseases can be studied using fruit flies. Drosophila is currently being used as a genetic model for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, aging, oxidative stress, immunity, diabetes, and cancer, as well as drug abuse. Yes, we study all that (and a lot more) in this tiny (under 3 millimeter long) fruit fly. To look at why biologists started studying Drosophila we have to go back over 100 years ago to the Fly Room at Columbia University, and the experiments of Thomas Hunt Morgan. To see how we study Fruit Flies, you just need to look at all the Nobel Prizes awarded to scientists who made it their life's work to study with this fly. You probably studied fruit flies in biology at some point in your life, but most likely are not sure why biologists make such a big deal out of this tiny little insect. Listen now to find out why we know so much about Drosophila and why we keep studying the fruit fly. Follow us on Twitter @betterthanhuma1on Facebook @betterthanhumanpodcaston Instagram @betterthanhumanpodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@betterthanhumanpodcastor Email us at betterthanhumanpodcast@gmail.comWe look forward to hearing from you, and we look forward to you joining our cult of weirdness!#betterthanhuman #cultofweirdnes

La mosca nel regno animale la fa da padrona, è quella che ha più successo in assoluto. E mentre cerco di cacciar via l'ennesima mosca, mi torna in mente un interessante libro che racconta appunto la storis di questi super-esseri.LINKIl libro 'Super Fly' di Jonathan Balcombe (non ancora tradotto in italiano)https://jonathan-balcombe.com/super-fly/TRASCRIZIONE (English translation below)Se mi dovessero chiedere, Cristina secondo te qual è l'animale al mondo che ha avuto più successo dal punto di vista dell'evoluzione della specie? Credo che mi verrebbe in mente l'essere umano, visto i danni che siamo riusciti a fare, però non è l'essere umano ma dal punto di vista strettamente dell'evoluzione l'animale più di successo al mondo è la mosca, quella che noi chiamiamo 'mosca' ma che in realtà è tutta una categoria c'è una tassonomia di appartenenti all'ordine dei Ditteri, ma procediamo con calma. Perché vi sto parlando delle mosche? Perché si avvicina l'autunno, almeno in questa parte dell'emisfero, e cominciano a vedersi le mosche in giro. Questo mi ha fatto ricordare di un libro di cui ho sentito parlare qualche settimana fa intitolato "Super Fly" col sottotitolo "Le vie inaspettate degli insetti di maggior successo al mondo". Un libro che ancora non credo sia stato tradotto in italiano, l'autore è Jonathan Balcombe, vi metterò il link delle note del programma, e cosa dice questo signore? Dice che proprio per la loro capacità di diversificarsi, le mosche sono le padrone incontrastate del nostro mondo. Ne esistono oltre 160 mila specie 'descritte'. È importante mettere tra virgolette 'descritte' perché, secondo questo signore, ne esisterebbero cinque volte di più 'non descritte', che ancora non sono state osservate e quindi non sono state catalogate. Ora gli Insetti formano l'80% del mondo animale, e all'interno della categoria degli insetti, che già è la stragrande maggioranza del mondo animale, eh, le mosche diciamo che occupano una parte non indifferente, perché con tutte le loro sottospecie, in ogni momento che trascorre nel mondo ci sono 20 milioni di mosche... per ogni essere umano. Qualcuno si è preso la briga di fare i conti e sono circa 20 quadrilioni di mosche, non ditemi che cosa significa quadrilione perché non lo so. Però le mosche non sono solo fastidiose ma sono anche importanti, infatti anche le mosche concorrono alla impollinazione dei fiori e dei frutti, e ci sono alcune specie che vengono impollinate esclusivamente dalle mosche, come i gigli e i piselli. Adesso non pensate alla mosca comune, alla mosca domestica, perché ripeto mosca in generale è il nome dato a questa all'ordine dei Ditteri che include mosche, mosconi, zanzare e anche altri insetti a sei zampe. No, è una lettura molto interessante perché ci fa vedere da un punto di vista diverso questi piccoli esseri che in questo momento noi invece siamo così occupati a mandar via e ad ammazzare a colpi di palettate sul tavolo in tutti gli altri posti della casa.ENGLISH TRANSLATIONIf they were to ask me, Cristina, in your opinion, which animal in the world has been most successful from the point of view of the evolution of the species? I think that the human being would come to mind, given the damage we have been able to do, but it is not the human being, strictly from the point of view of evolution the most successful animal in the world is the fly, the one that we call it 'fly' but that is actually a whole category there is a taxonomy of belonging to the order of Diptera, but let's proceed with order. Why am I telling you about flies? Because autumn is approaching, at least in this part of the hemisphere, and flies are beginning to be seen around. This reminded me of a book I heard about a few weeks ago entitled "Super Fly" with the subtitle "The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects". A book that I still do not think has been translated into Italian, the author is Jonathan Balcombe, I will put the link of the program notes, and what does this gentleman say? He says that precisely because of their ability to diversify, flies are the undisputed masters of our world. There are over 160,000 'described' species. It is important to put 'described' in quotes because, according to this gentleman, there are five times more 'undescribed' ones, which have not yet been observed and therefore have not been catalogued. Now the insects form 80% of the animal world, and within the category of insects, which is already the vast majority of the animal world, eh, let's say that flies occupy a considerable part, because with all their subspecies, in every moment that passes in the world there are 20 million flies... for every human being. Someone has bothered to do the math and that's about 20 quadrillion flies, don't ask me what quadrillion means because I don't know. But flies are not only annoying but are also important, in fact, flies also contribute to the pollination of flowers and fruits, and there are some species that are pollinated exclusively by flies, such as lilies and peas. Now do not think about the common fly, the house fly, because, I repeat, fly in general is the name given to this to the order of Diptera which includes flies, gnats, mosquitoes and also other six-legged insects. Yes, it is a very interesting reading because it shows us from a different point of view these little beings that at the moment we are instead so busy sending away and killing with fly-swatters on tables and all the other places in the house.

 ~C A C O P H O N Y~Christchurch's very own HEAVY METAL radio show on...RDU98.5FM Tuesday's 10pm-12pm Radio Addington 107.5FM, Friday & Monday at 10pm.Listen or Download CACOPHONY at www.cacophonynz.podomatic.comWe're on Facebook! [Who isn't?] www.facebook.com/cacophonynzwww.metalradio.co.nz to hear the best Metal Radio NZ has to offer...The Lost Messiah delivers a traditional Heavy Metal show this week featuring Accept and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. New metal from Scar of the Sun, Trollfest, Wednesday 13, Tragedy, Eyes Wide Open, Genghis Tron and Dee Snider. Plenty of NZ Metal as always plus a few hidden Covers and an unearthly whispering...Accept [Germany] [Metal] - Too Mean To Die [2021]http://www.acceptworldwide.com/ https://myspace.com/accepttheband https://www.facebook.com/accepttheband http://www.nuclearblast.de/en Mean PlaylistWednesday 13 - Your Mother Still Sucks Cock In HellDecode The Design [NZ] - Chaos Lanes* Accept - Zombie Apocalypse* Accept - No Ones Master* Accept - Sucks Be To You* Accept - Not My ProblemHis Master Voice [NZ] - BurningTrollfest - HappyScar Of The Sun - I Am The CircleKnightshade [NZ] - U SayAudio Storm [NZ] - Time To SacrificeDee Snider - I Gotta Rock (Again)Scurvy Dogs [NZ] - Pirate BloodDie Apokalyptischen Reiter [Germany] [Metal] - The Divine Horsemen [2021]http://www.reitermania.de/ https://myspace.com/reitermania https://www.facebook.com/Reitermania http://www.nuclearblast.de/en Divine PlaylistGenghis Tron - Dream WeaponFuelset [NZ] - Breakdown* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Tiki* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Amma Guru* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Nachtblume* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - AkhiMajera [NZ] - SilversEyes Wide Open - DevastationTragedy - You're The One I WantAntagonist A.D. [NZ] - I'm Just Not ThereBor'Tas [NZ] - BulletWednesday 13 - Screwdriver 2Trollfest - Don't Worry Be HappyThe Rising Tide [NZ] - NightmareScar Of The Sun - InertiaGigsFri 23rd July @ Darkroom [Christchurch] - Punk & Metal feat. Bin Day, Anti-Stasi, Crustacenaz & Bloody Hell. $10 Door, 9pm R18http://www.facebook.com/events/3659547350812155 Sat 24th Jul @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Southern Slaughter 2021 feat. Order of Diptera, Utilize the Remains, Stepped Out & Swamp Dweller.https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/76071/Southern-Slaughter-2021.utr Sat 14th August @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Left or Right 2021 feat. Scrooge, New Electra & Themeta. $30 Door - $25 Cosmic - 8pm R18https://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6393 Fri 20th August @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - NEBULA [Oz], HOLY SMOKE TOURhttps://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/70823/Nebula.utr Wed 6th October @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - WHORES [USA], Oz & NZ TOURhttps://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/73314/Whores-USA.utr Sat 30th October @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Satanfest 2021 feat. Stalker, Nystagmus, Place of Skulls, Bloody Hell, Taur Nu Fuin, Abhor (& Malevolence tbc). $20 Tix at Gutsprayer Records. https://www.facebook.com/GutsprayerRecords *Contact CACOPHONY*www.cacophony.co.nzwww.cacophonynz.podomatic.comwww.facebook.com/cacophonynzwww.twitter.com/cacophonyradioeMail requests2021(at)cacophony.co.nzsMail CACOPHONY, POBox33044, Barrington, Christchurch 8244, New Zealand.

 ~C A C O P H O N Y~Christchurch's very own HEAVY METAL radio show on...RDU98.5FM Tuesday's 10pm-12pm Radio Addington 107.5FM, Friday & Monday at 10pm.Listen or Download CACOPHONY at www.cacophonynz.podomatic.comWe're on Facebook! [Who isn't?] www.facebook.com/cacophonynzwww.metalradio.co.nz to hear the best Metal Radio NZ has to offer...The Lost Messiah delivers a traditional Heavy Metal show this week featuring Accept and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. New metal from Scar of the Sun, Trollfest, Wednesday 13, Tragedy, Eyes Wide Open, Genghis Tron and Dee Snider. Plenty of NZ Metal as always plus a few hidden Covers and an unearthly whispering...Accept [Germany] [Metal] - Too Mean To Die [2021]http://www.acceptworldwide.com/ https://myspace.com/accepttheband https://www.facebook.com/accepttheband http://www.nuclearblast.de/en Mean PlaylistWednesday 13 - Your Mother Still Sucks Cock In HellDecode The Design [NZ] - Chaos Lanes* Accept - Zombie Apocalypse* Accept - No Ones Master* Accept - Sucks Be To You* Accept - Not My ProblemHis Master Voice [NZ] - BurningTrollfest - HappyScar Of The Sun - I Am The CircleKnightshade [NZ] - U SayAudio Storm [NZ] - Time To SacrificeDee Snider - I Gotta Rock (Again)Scurvy Dogs [NZ] - Pirate BloodDie Apokalyptischen Reiter [Germany] [Metal] - The Divine Horsemen [2021]http://www.reitermania.de/ https://myspace.com/reitermania https://www.facebook.com/Reitermania http://www.nuclearblast.de/en Divine PlaylistGenghis Tron - Dream WeaponFuelset [NZ] - Breakdown* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Tiki* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Amma Guru* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Nachtblume* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - AkhiMajera [NZ] - SilversEyes Wide Open - DevastationTragedy - You're The One I WantAntagonist A.D. [NZ] - I'm Just Not ThereBor'Tas [NZ] - BulletWednesday 13 - Screwdriver 2Trollfest - Don't Worry Be HappyThe Rising Tide [NZ] - NightmareScar Of The Sun - InertiaGigsFri 23rd July @ Darkroom [Christchurch] - Punk & Metal feat. Bin Day, Anti-Stasi, Crustacenaz & Bloody Hell. $10 Door, 9pm R18http://www.facebook.com/events/3659547350812155 Sat 24th Jul @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Southern Slaughter 2021 feat. Order of Diptera, Utilize the Remains, Stepped Out & Swamp Dweller.https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/76071/Southern-Slaughter-2021.utr Sat 14th August @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Left or Right 2021 feat. Scrooge, New Electra & Themeta. $30 Door - $25 Cosmic - 8pm R18https://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6393 Fri 20th August @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - NEBULA [Oz], HOLY SMOKE TOURhttps://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/70823/Nebula.utr Wed 6th October @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - WHORES [USA], Oz & NZ TOURhttps://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/73314/Whores-USA.utr Sat 30th October @ Embankment Tavern [Christchurch] - Satanfest 2021 feat. Stalker, Nystagmus, Place of Skulls, Bloody Hell, Taur Nu Fuin, Abhor (& Malevolence tbc). $20 Tix at Gutsprayer Records. https://www.facebook.com/GutsprayerRecords *Contact CACOPHONY*www.cacophony.co.nzwww.cacophonynz.podomatic.comwww.facebook.com/cacophonynzwww.twitter.com/cacophonyradioeMail requests2021(at)cacophony.co.nzsMail CACOPHONY, POBox33044, Barrington, Christchurch 8244, New Zealand.

This week we discuss how to non-destructively extract and sequence DNA from historical mosquito and tsetse fly samples from the Natural History Museum's collection. We discover a new method for doing just that with Dr Petra Korlevic (@petrathepostdoc), a Post-doctoral researcher at the EMBL-EBI (@emblebi)/Sanger Institute (@sangerinstitute), and Dr Erica McAlister (@flygirlNHM), Senior Curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum (@NHM_London). Erica and Petra explain how this method can be used to open up museum collections to molecular researchers in order to answer questions around subjects such as the rise of insecticide resistance amongst these disease vector insects, and the diet, behaviour and ecology of key pollinator species during the rise of global warming or changes in farming practice. We talk about the benefits of preprinting, and how digitising museum collections and developing molecular methods such as this, is increasing the accessibility of data on the specimens within them to scientists around the world. Read the full preprint https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.28.450148v1.full Other links https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/collections/entomology-collections.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/life-sciences/insects.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/our-work/digital-collections/digital-collections-programme.html https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/insect-collections This episode was produced by John D Howard & Emma Wilson and edited by John D Howard. If you enjoyed this show then hit that subscribe button and leave a review. If you love what we are trying to do then support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/preprintsinmotion where tiers start at as little as £1 a month! For the latest podcast news and updates follow us on Twitter @MotionPod or visit our website; www.preprintsinmotion.com. Produced by JEmJ Productions (find us on Twitter: Jonny @JACoates, Emma @ELWilson92, John @JohnDHoward8) and generously supported by ASAPbio (https://asapbio.org | @asapbio_).

    Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.   Go to HelloFresh dot com slash knitmore12 and use code knitmore12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!       When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices   Books plus knitting plus happy memories. That’s Little Skein in the Big Wool. We make kits, yarn and project bags that bring your favorite stories to life. Find *your* favorite story at littleskein.com       Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.   For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     On the Needles:(0:45) Gigi bound off both of Andrew socks Jasmin is past the body shaping and nearly at the armholes on her worsted sock arms cardigan in Knitcircus Yarn Ringmaster in “We scare because we care”. She’ll be using the “Monstropolis” gradient for the sleeves. Gigi started a pair of socks for Sam’s girlfriend, and almost finished the second one. Jasmin and Gigi talk about ordering zippers from Zipperstop   Jasmin finished-finished her Odds and Ends test knit for Tina Tse in the Knitmore Gradient from Black Trillium Fibers held together with a strand of Diptera from LolaBean Yarn Co.   Jasmin is past the armhole divide and down to the body shaping on the “Modern Art” pullover (cover sweater from the Art of Circular Yokes) in Magpie Fibers Swanky DK in “Bougie Beaver” for the #MagpieBeavalong2021   Jasmin swatched and started the Blossom Sweater test knit for Little Skein Anne in Little Skein Targhee Sweater in “Juniper”. She is past the armholes and nearly done with the body   Jasmin finished an utterly charming baby sweater (details pending delivery of the sweater). It only needs a zipper.   Jasmin did some visible mending on a thrifted alpaca sweater for Sam.  Visible Mending  Jasmin mentions The House of Sand and Fog Mend!      3rd mending book (called "Mending Matters") In Stitches:(25:13) Jasmin wore her(RAVELRY LINK) Jurek pullover Rex wore his (RAVELRY LINK) Playful Stripes cardigan Genevieve wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Hearthstone pullover, red and gold woven scarf and hat, Gigi stopped wearing knit socks every day, wore the (RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel cowl at night as a hat, and the Flannel shirt from clothing construction class  Events:(31:15) Knitgirllls Fail - Along is ongoing Indie Untangled Everywhere May 15, 2pm EST VKL May 15 5:30 EST Stash Dash in May will be hosted in other places besides ravelry   Discord? WE MISSED OUR PODCASTIVERSARY!  2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 Tour de Fleece (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) Tour de Fleece Training starts next week September 21 March the start for the 500 day countdown for preparation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Mother Knows Best:(37:44) Surf the ‘gram for inspiration to start that thing you wanted to do anyway.   When Knitting Attacks:(43:48) Gigi : wasn’t paying attention, she started knitting mid row ended up with a loop of yarn, all stitches on one needle Looked at Andrew s bag of socks.  Knitted one that doesn’t have a second skein  Xmas socks: first sock turned out too short.  Undid the Kitchener, picked up stitches below toe decreases and ripped  Misplaced one of the flexi flip needles  Second sock for Sam’s girlfriend: ribbed the whole leg instead of just 2” Pulled back. Knitted 4 more inches then turned the heel. Neglected to do heel increases  Knits in Space:(48:08) Genevieve is back to school.  Acorn tv: Off the Beaten Path, Lady and her dog on Wales, Horse veterinarians And Sew On: (55:10) Classes at Cañada continue, the classes  are recorded.  Copied Jasmin’s adjusted pattern onto Tap plastic clear sheet Copied my own from last year  New class started: lingerie first project: panties 

What does it take it be the Antarctic's only endemic insect? How do insects survive Antarctic winters, and extreme conditions? In this episode, Tom chats with Nick Teets, Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, to discuss the antarctic midge (belgica antarctica) and other cold-tolerant, extremophile insects. We discover the survival strategies employed by these bizarre, wingless flies; the creatures which make the antarctic midge look soft; and the implications for research into cold tolerance.

This week's episode is sponsored by:     Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.         When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices         Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!       On the Needles:(0:37) Not your Mom's Chicken Soup Genevieve is weaving on a Schacht Cricket loom with Dream in Color Starry, and Little Red Bicycle. She worked on her hat and treadled on the Ladybug Spinning Wheel. Gigi is working on the gusset of an Andrew sock  Jasmin is into the body shaping on her worsted sock arms cardigan in Knitcircus Yarn Ringmaster in “We scare because we care”. She’ll be using the “Monstropolis” gradient for the sleeves. Gigi got to the toe of Andrew’s 2nd sock    Jasmin knit the pockets and has blocked her Odds and Ends test knit for Tina Tse in the Knitmore Gradient from Black Trillium Fibers held together with a strand of Diptera from LolaBean Yarn Co.   Jasmin started the “Modern Art” pullover (cover sweater from the Art of Circular Yokes) in Magpie Fibers Swanky DK in “Bougie Beaver” for the #MagpieBeavalong2021   Jasmin swatched for the Blossom Sweater test knit for Little Skein Anne. Jasmin started a baby sweater (details pending delivery of the sweater).   In Stitches:(20:46) Genevieve wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Hearthstone pullover, (RAVELRY LINK) red and gold woven scarf and hat, (RAVELRY LINK) the Anna cardigan, (RAVELRY LINK) the Coronation cardigan, the Payne pullover, (RAVELRY LINK) the Oliver pullover, (RAVELRY LINK) the colorblock pullover. Gigi stopped wearing knit socks every day. She wore the Treppenviertel cowl at night as a hat, and the Flannel shirt from clothing construction class    Events:(29:57) Knitgirllls Fail - Along is ongoing Stash Dash in May  2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) #MagpieBeavalong2021  Mother Knows Best:(32:00) Chauvin Trial A Kids book about Racism by Jelani Memory A Kids book about Systemic Racism A Kids Book about White  Privilege   Straw into Gold:(37:40) Jasmin does a little more spinning on the Acadia wheel for her Incredibles family sweaters  Knits in Space:(38:40) Cookie deliveries! Project Cornerstone  And Sew On: (44:16) Classes at Cañada continue, the classes  are recorded.  Copied Jasmin’s adjusted pattern onto Tap plastic clear sheet New class started: lingerie. First project: panties 

This week's episode is sponsored by:     Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.         When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices         Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     On the Needles:(0:39) Gigi knitted to the toe of the 2nd Xmas sock Jasmin is into the body shaping on her worsted sock arms cardigan in Knitcircus Yarn Ringmaster in “We scare because we care”. She’ll be using the “Monstropolis” gradient for the sleeves. Gigi got to the toe of Andrew’s 2nd sock. Genevieve wound the yarn for : Jasmin finished the knitting on her the Odds and Ends test knit for Tina Tse in the Knitmore Gradient from Black Trillium Fibers held together with a strand of Diptera from LolaBean Yarn Co. Jasmin mentions her box of bulb shaped stitch markers. Jasmin put the sleeves on holders and is about 1” into the body on Sam’s Gramps Cardigan (by TinCanKnits) in Magpie fibers Nest Worsted in “Twilight Dark”   Genevieve wound the yarn for : Jasmin swatched Magpie Fibers Swanky DK in “Bougie Beaver” for the “Modern Art” pullover (cover sweater from the Art of Circular Yokes) for the Magpie #Beavalong Genevieve worked on her hat/beanie. Genevieve worked on the Schacht Cricket loom Jasmin is working on (RAVELRY LINK!) Sam's Gramps Cardigan   In Stitches:(11:56) Jasmin wore her handspun effortless cardigan (actually the [RAVELRY LINK] Breezy Cardigan) Genevieve wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Hearthstone pullover, red and gold woven scarf and hat, her (RAVELRY LINK!) Anna cardigan, Griffindor scarf and hat, her beanie and her Shrunk Payne pullover, and the Pippi Longstocking stockings. Gigi stopped wearing knit socks every day Wore the (RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel cowl at night as a hat  (RAVELRY LINK)    Flickering Shawl Flannel shirt from clothing construction class  Camp shirt from beginning clothing construction    Events:(16:26) Knitgirllls Fail - Along is ongoing Stash Dash in May  2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 [Beijing Winter Olympics start ] Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) Discussion for  a new name for what used to be the Knitting Olympics Pan-Athenic Games? Mother Knows Best:(25:03) From KrisLuvsWool: “I learned to sew on a sewing machine when I was younger. We purchased patterns, cut out the fabrics, and sewed it all up… so I have had some rudimentary experience with sewing, but would still consider myself a beginner. That said, as a knitter who has gained an understanding of fit and ease, etc., I’ve got an interest in sewing garments again, but am a little overwhelmed about where to start and how FAR to jump into sewing and drafting patterns. I’m working on padding out my dress form to be more of a real “double”-- but at what stage should I bother trying to make a sloper? A Moulage? Where would you recommend getting started. I checked at our local CC but it’s not offering classes of that nature; and even with Craftsy, I’ve been overwhelmed by the choices that don’t seem curated to guide me into levels of “making”. How does someone “level up” with sewing?” Vogue 1003, Vogue 1004  LINK Craftsy check Suzie Furrer, the bodice  Palmer Pletsch When Knitting Attacks:(36:00) Genevieve was yarn barfed on. Gigi was working on the stripy sparkly Xmas socks. Vanilla is the new Black. Straw into Gold:(40:01) Jasmin does a little spinning on the Acadia spinning wheel for her Incredibles family sweaters  She mentions Sheepspot and Dr Gemma Knits in Space:(42:12) GODZILLA VS KONG private theater viewing!!! And Sew On: (47:12) Classes at Cañada continue, the classes  are recorded.  Did Full Bust Adjustment, had to cut a new front  Set in sleeves were miserable, front of sleeves was terrible  Bust darts need to be backed off. Threads magazine article on pressing during construction (article is no longer available).    

This week's episode is sponsored by:     Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.     Go to HelloFresh dot com slash knitmore12 and use code knitmore12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!     When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices         Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     On the Needles:(0:46) Genevieve wound some yarn for her mom, and some "Blue Spruce " from Lisa Souza Dyeworks and is knitting a hat for herself Gigi bound off one Xmas sock, and cast on the second one using the [RAVELRY LINK] "Vanilla is the new Black "pattern Jasmin is past the curved hems on her worsted sock arms cardigan in Knitcircus Yarn Ringmaster in “We scare because we care”. She’ll be using the “Monstropolis” gradient for the sleeves. Gigi finished one sock for Andrew cast on a new one  Gigi mentions the Things You  Missed in History Class podcast and the Spy museum in DC Jasmin finished the body, and started the first sleeve on her the Odds and Ends test knit for Tina Tse in the Knitmore Gradient from Black Trillium Fibers held together with a strand of Diptera from LolaBean Yarn Co. In Stitches:(10:07) Genevieve wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Hearthstone pullover, the [RAVELRY LINK] Oliver Sweater, and the Side to Side Fade cardigan Gigi stopped wearing knit socks every day. Also, she used her cotton Quilt doubled she wore the (RAVELRY LINK) Pointed Firs shawl .Flannel shirt and, Camp shirt from beginning clothing construction  Jasmin wore the Pointed Firs shawl, and the [RAVELRY LINK] September Morn pullover   Events:(14:22) Knitgirllls Fail - Along is ongoing Stash Dash in May  2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 The knitting event concurrent with the Olympics Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) 6 weeks of training leading up to the events Mother Knows Best:(18:09) Skills beget skills Jasmin mentions the test knit for Tina Tse, as well as preview knitting the Side to Side Fade cardigan for Ellie Skeinanigans   When Knitting Attacks:(28:38) Genevieve started a hat at night. Gigi: working on Andrew’s socks.    Knits in Space:(32:39) Allen v Farrow, separating the art from the artist Art by Elliot LINK Adella, the Enabler.  And Sew On: (39:32) Classes at Cañada continue, the classes  are recorded. Drafting moulages for every one I measured  San Francisco City College registration is starting

When we think of flies we generally think of pretty nasty things.  Pestilence, death, and decay - loud, irritating and dirty little insects with no redeeming qualities which are probably close to the top of the list of things that people have absolutely no problem with killing. But are we doing flies a disservice? Is there more to these insects than meets the eye? Dr. Erica McAlister, Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera at the Natural History Museum of London & author of ‘The Secret Life of Flies’ & 'The Inside Out of Flies' joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

In the United States, we have forty-seven species of bats with 14 found in South Carolina. Most US bats and all of our bats are insectivorous with spiders thrown in, too. As such, they are hugely beneficial. Agriculture is the driving force in South Carolina’s economy, and the estimate is that insect suppression from bats is worth one hundred fifteen million dollars a year just in our small state. Maybe you’re not a farmer – how about that bats, especially the little brown bat, use mosquitoes as a major part of their diet, including many that carry West Nile Virus. Bigger bats eat bigger insects with the largest numbers including Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies and their super destructive larvae; Diptera – the true flies which includes mosquitoes, Coleoptera – those crunchy beetles, and the bees, wasps and ants in the order Hymenoptera. Their full stomachs translate into money in the bank for farmers.

In the United States, we have forty-seven species of bats with 14 found in South Carolina. Most US bats and all of our bats are insectivorous with spiders thrown in, too. As such, they are hugely beneficial. Agriculture is the driving force in South Carolina’s economy, and the estimate is that insect suppression from bats is worth one hundred fifteen million dollars a year just in our small state. Maybe you’re not a farmer – how about that bats, especially the little brown bat, use mosquitoes as a major part of their diet, including many that carry West Nile Virus. Bigger bats eat bigger insects with the largest numbers including Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies and their super destructive larvae; Diptera – the true flies which includes mosquitoes, Coleoptera – those crunchy beetles, and the bees, wasps and ants in the order Hymenoptera. Their full stomachs translate into money in the bank for farmers.

Current Productions (1:55) Progress on the Herbivore Shawl by Stephen West in Lola Bean Yarn Co's Silk Bean in “Diptera”  Made some more progress on Mom's Looped Loop Cowl by Kristen Johnstone in Oink Pigments Mystic in “Thats a Moray” Picked up stitches and started working on the Boxy Chevrons by Susanne Somer in Lemonade Shop Yarns House Sock in “Ice Cream Truck” & “Gasoline”. Oink Pigments Mystic in “Nothing Rhymes with Orange” is the Accent Pop at the end of each sleeve. Swatched for the Hearthstone Pullover by Ysolda Teague from a collection of sweaters by Tin Can Knits, yarn is Polwarth Silk from Lisa Souza in “Pesto” #42StitchONWKAL Cast on for a stockinette Moebius Cowl in Lemonade Shop Yarns Classic DK “Oh, A Gay Raccoon Can't Have Babies?!” #42ndstitchONWKAL Finished the first sleeve of the  Payne Pullover  by Helena Bristow in Mountain Colors Twizzle in “Rich Purple.”    Mention of the Cat Bordhi Moebius Cast On Mention of Bike Clips to make your unwieldy knitting projects a little easier    My Strongest Suit (15:25) Worsted Boxy Pride Socks Aumangea Pullover  Payne Pullover             Events (16:23)  January playlists are now LIVE: New Year, New Opportunities Await and 2020: In Memoriam #Grinchalong2020 hosted by the Knitmore Girls ends January 6 SBMT eStudio events ongoing throughout the month Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches at Home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6  Open A New Window KAL #42ndStitchONWKAL January 1st - March 31st   Hey Look Me Over (20:12) Boys Knits by Katya Frankel - Cooperative Press $16.95   Little Known Facts (34:40) Yarn Substitutions using Grist

On the Needles:(0:39)   Gigi is working on the (RAVELRY LINK) Rocky Coast cardigan.  Jasmin 's space heater Gigi is knitting on the legs of the (RAVELRY LINK)  Sashay socks from the Operation Sock Drawer book available at Hicklebee's   Gigi is enjoying the (RAVELRY LINK) Excavation, a diagonal fringed scrap blanket out of leftover sock yarn. Gigi pinned zipper into the (RAVELRY LINK)  Carli cardigan. It needs to be Gleened. Gigi has started socks for Andrew.  Gigi has finished her third(RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel out of black Diptera fingering in merino/ silk by Lolabean    Jasmin is about ⅓ through Ainur Berkimbayeva’s test knit in Lisa Souza Pyrenees Sport in "Aubergine". Gigi cast on a Xmas sock for herself    In Stitches:(17:51) Infinite Stitch Newsletter (link above in their ad!). Jasmin wore her (RAVELRY LINK!) yellow cashmere Namu cowl. Andrew has been wearing his handspun (RAVELRY LINK) Baseball Pullover Genevieve has been wearing her(RAVELRY LINK)  Hearthstone Gigi wore the (RAVELRY LINK) knitmore cowl, a Knitmore 2.0 cowl, a(RAVELRY LINK)  sockhead cowl and all kinds of socks  And (RAVELRY LINK) Cat Bordhi’s wristers And the dogs have been wearing (RAVELRY LINK) Harness Friendly Dog Sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak.   Events:(24:52) The Operation Sock Drawer book was published in October. Call Hicklebees for a PERSONALIZED, SIGNED copy. #Grinchalong2020 ends Jan 6.  We mention the new Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch movie Stitches at home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6 Mother Knows Best:(30:13) A tidy workspace is a happy workspace. When Knitting Attacks: (37:38) (RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel cowl: Gigi ran out of yarn for the bind off. She used an extra bit from the cast on  She dropped a stitch on Andrew’s sock Brioche is hard to fix. Review: (41:19) This week we review : Knit Happy with Self-Striping Yarn: Bright, Fun and Colorful Sweaters and Accessories Made Easy by Stephanie Lotven   Knits in Space:(51:13) A Stitch in Time: HedgeCutters coat, Acorn tv Victorian Cottage acorn tv Blowing bubbles, homemade bubble solution And Sew On: (50:45) Gigi mended pants, a skirt, a slip, Jasmin’s cardigan , theTreppenviertel cowl, Chewie’s snag, she fixed the one stitch in the Viajante shawl, Sam’s pocket, and his windbreaker, and the (RAVELRY LINK) Empower the People cowl got Kitchenered.

Current Productions (1:30) Finished the first sleeve of the  Payne Pullover  by Helena Bristow in Mountain Colors Twizzle in “Rich Purple.”  Progress on the Herbivore Shawl by Stephen West in Lola Bean Yarn Co's Silk Bean in “Diptera”  Finished spinning the first single of the Manos del Uruguay project on the wheel I'm trying out. Wheel is The Device from Questionable Origins. Fiber is Manos del Uruguay Ultra Fine Merino. Made some progress on Mom's Looped Loop Cowl by Kristen Johnstone in Oink Pigments Mystic in “Thats a Moray”   My Strongest Suit (11:25) Worsted Boxy Pride Socks Aumangea Pullover              Events (13:44)  December Spotify Playlist: Merry and Light is now available!  January Spotify Playlist: TWO playlists will be released the weekend of January 1, 2021 #Grinchalong2020 hosted by the Knitmore Girls ends January 6 SBMT eStudio events ongoing throughout the month Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches at Home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6  Open A New Window KAL #42ndStitchONWKAL January 1st - March 31st   Hey Look Me Over (22:15) Netflix productions of The Boys In the Band directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Ryan Murphy & The PROM directed by Ryan Murphy (not Ryan Reynolds as mentioned in the episode) Mention of film adaptation of Annie Get Your Gun Mention of Dallas Buyers Club   Little Known Facts (45:48) Kindness, Gratitude, and Compassion cost nothing.

This week's episode is sponsored by:               Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder  Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle    organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.           When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup       including free shipping.”   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available     Are you ready for a real get-away weekend again? KnitWit Yarn Shop is hosting a knitting retreat right on the ocean in Maine next June. And because we are unsure of the COVID situation, they are planning it in a way that will keep us all safe. Bristol Ivy, Alicia Plummer, and Jackie Ottino will be there to teach knitting, spinning, and dyeing classes. When you’re not in class you’ll have the opportunity to go kayaking, hike on the trails, or hang out in the gardens with the sheep and goats. You may choose to relax, visit the marketplace, or just knit in the beautiful outdoor setting. Click on Events at www.KnitWitPortland.com to see all the details. And follow them on Instagram @KnitWitYarnShop or Facebook @MaineKnitWit. Books plus knitting plus happy memories. That’s Little Skein in the Big Wool. We make kits, yarn and project bags that bring your favorite stories to life. Find *your* favorite story at littleskein.com     Planet Loving, Memory Maker, Minimalist, Disruptive Innovator, Traditionalist, and Adventurer. It's a lot of responsibility to place on one brand, but the founder behind LoLo Body's world-class solid moisturizer isn't cracking under the pressure. Instead, she's reinventing self-care, building connections, promoting creative adventures, and working for a sustainable future.   LoLo Body Care has been sponsoring us for years. As twisted as 2020 has been, LoLo Body Care is determined to go beyond handcrafting eco-luscious moisturizers - they're changing the conversation in the indie skincare industry. LoLo Body has evolved beyond waste reduction. They're focused on creating a healthy future through innovation and inspiration by creating processes, products, and packaging regenerative and circular, instead of destructive and linear. They say it's handcrafted, but it really comes from the heart.    Their message for 2021 (besides a healthy future for people, planet, and products). Let's all increase our creative adventures and actively create a planet where the only pandemic is one of kindness.         On the Needles:(0:46) Gigi unearthed two years worth of sock knitting.  Gigi dug up the Rocky Coast cardigan from the UFO bin. Only sleeves and collar are left.  Jasmin finished  the body on her (RAVELRY LINK!) Ursina pullover in Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted in “Twilight Brew” Gigi is knitting on the legs of the (RAVELRY LINK)  Sashay socks from the Operation Sock Drawer book, available at Hicklebee's   Jasmin finished Chewie’s (RAVELRY LINK) Harness Friendly Dog Sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak Gigi is enjoying the (RAVELRY LINK) Excavation, a diagonal fringed scrap blanket out of leftover sock yarn.   Jasmin is nearly finished with the body in her Payne pullover by Helena Bristow. She's knitting it in Seismic Yarn’s “Llamas in Pajamas” colorway. Gigi finished (RAVELRY LINK) the Xmas socks, which need labels Link for Sock Labels Gigi has started socks for Andrew, they are not a Xmas gift  Jasmin made the world’s largest swatch for Ainur Berkimbayeva’s test knit. Gigi is working on her third(RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel out of black Diptera fingering in merino/ silk by Lolabean   Rolling pin  Pippi Longstocking socks Gigi finished Tube  socks for Genevieve out of White Birch yarn in Sunny Day She finished “Bonkers “ socks from a kit, and Gigi cast on Xmas sock for herself .   In Stitches:(25:11) Jasmin wore her Cassidy Cardigan, Bandit Cardigan Andrew has been wearing his handspun Baseball Pullover Genevieve has been wearing her Hearthstone Gigi wore the (RAVELRY LINK) knitmore cowl , a Knitmore 2.0 cowl and all kinds of socks  And Cat Bordhi’s wristers   Events:(27:45) Persian winter solstice, Shabe Yalda. Jasmin mentions the Shahnameh, the Kings' Epic The Operation Sock Drawer book was published in October. Call Hicklebees for a PERSONALIZED, SIGNED copy.  Lucy Neatby is closing her website LucyNeatby.com by the end of the year, so she can focus on teaching and designing  #Grinchalong2020 ends Jan 6.  We mention the new Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch movie We watched The Christmas Chronicles with Kurt Russell Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches at home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6   Mother Knows Best:(36:06) Fill some buckets. Let a dyer know when you get something from them and you love it. Send a delighted unboxing video. Dyers are artists!    When Knitting Attacks: (40:56) Gigi missed and mis-crossed cables on the Sashay sock. She also missed increases. Brioche is hard to fix.   Review:(46:15) This week we review Cowls  by Mina Phillipp Knitting Expat video cast Knits in Space:(54:26) Zoom madeline baking date Decorating Gingerbread cookies Straw Into Gold:(58:01) Jasmin spun 9 oz of attenuated woolen CVM singles on her Majacraft Little Gem. And Sew On: (59:11) Gigi finished the virtual tailoring class at Cañada college. She registered for lingerie, evening gown, and will be auditing French pattern drafting 

This week's episode is sponsored by:     Escape to Britain and beyond without leaving your seat. Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn dot TV and use my promo code knitmore. That’s A-C-O-R-N dot T-V, code knitmore to get your first 30 days for free!               Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder  Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle    organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.           When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup         including free shipping.”   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available     Are you ready for a real get-away weekend again? KnitWit Yarn Shop is hosting a knitting retreat right on the ocean in Maine next June. And because we are unsure of the COVID situation, they are planning it in a way that will keep us all safe.  Bristol Ivy, Alicia Plummer, and Jackie Ottino will be there to teach knitting, spinning, and dyeing classes. When you’re not in class you’ll have the opportunity to go kayaking, hike on the trails, or hang out in the gardens with the sheep and goats. You may choose to relax, visit the marketplace, or just knit in the beautiful outdoor setting. Click on Events at www.KnitWitPortland.com to see all the details. And follow them on Instagram @KnitWitYarnShop or Facebook @MaineKnitWit.       Planet Loving, Memory Maker, Minimalist, Disruptive Innovator, Traditionalist, and Adventurer. It's a lot of responsibility to place on one brand, but the founder behind LoLo Body's world-class solid moisturizer isn't cracking under the pressure. Instead, she's reinventing self-care, building connections, promoting creative adventures, and working for a sustainable future.   LoLo Body Care has been sponsoring us for years. As twisted as 2020 has been, LoLo Body Care is determined to go beyond handcrafting eco-luscious moisturizers - they're changing the conversation in the indie skincare industry. LoLo Body has evolved beyond waste reduction. They're focused on creating a healthy future through innovation and inspiration by creating processes, products, and packaging regenerative and circular, instead of destructive and linear. They say it's handcrafted, but it really comes from the heart.    Their message for 2021 (besides a healthy future for people, planet, and products). Let's all increase our creative adventures and actively create a planet where the only pandemic is one of kindness.   On the Needles:(0:43) Gigi is knitting on the legs of the (RAVELRY LINK)  Sashay socks from the Operation Sock Drawer book at Hicklebee's   Jasmin is nearly finished with the body on her(RAVELRY LINK!) Ursina pullover in Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted in “Twilight Brew” Gigi is enjoying the (RAVELRY LINK) Excavation, a diagonal fringed scrap blanket out of leftover sock yarn. Gigi finished the Xmas socks. Jasmin is nearly finished with the body of her Payne pullover by Helena Bristow. She's knitting it in Seismic Yarn’s “Llamas in Pajamas” colorway. Jasmin is working on a (RAVELRY LINK) sweater for Sam. Link for Sock Labels Gigi is goingto put labels on the Xmas socks she is giving away Jasmin started her “Go Big or Go Gnome” pullover by Imagine Landscapes in Black Trillium Fibers Lilt Sock. Gigi is working on her third (RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel out of black Diptera fingering in merino/ silk by Lolabean  Jasmin finished the cowl section on Chewie’s (RAVELRY LINK) Harness Friendly Dog Sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak   Gigi cast on (RAVELRY LINK) Tube socks for Genevieve out of White Birch Fiber Arts yarn in Sunny Day She spent some time on Sunday weaving in ends She also picked up “Bonkers“ socks kit from the bottom of the UFO bin   In Stitches:(24:03) Jasmin wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Cassidy Cardigan Andrew has been wearing his handspun Baseball Pullover Gigi wore the (RAVELRY LINK) knitmore cowl , the 3 color cashmere cowl, a Knitmore 2.0 cowl and all kinds of socks, and Cat Bordhi’s wristers   Events:(27:59) The Operation Sock Drawer book was published in October. Call Hicklebees for a PERSONALIZED, SIGNED copy.  Lucy Neatby is closing her website LucyNeatby.com by the end of the year, so she can focus on teaching and designing  #Grinchalong2020 We mention the new Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch movie Stitches at home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6   Mother Knows Best:(32:52) The D20 system.     When Knitting Attacks: (39:09) Gigi missed and mis-crossed cables on the Sashay sock. She also missed increases She had no knitting ready to grab and run out the door  Craftsy for $2.49 a year?   Knits in Space:(44:36) Bernadette Banner on YouTube  Straw Into Gold:(40:46) Jasmin spun 7 oz of attenuated woolen CVM singles on her Majacraft Little Gem.   And Sew On: (51:54) Gigi finished the virtual tailoring class at Cañada college, the coats are done ! She signed up for next semester .

Forensic entomology involves the application of insect and other arthropod biology in legal investigations. Imagine a scenario whereby a dead body has been discovered in a wood - one way of estimating how long it has been there is to identify the insects that have colonised it. The first insects to colonise an above-ground body are true flies (order Diptera). They may arrive within minutes of death and deposit maggots (in the case of flesh-flies) or lay their eggs (blowflies) in wounds or in the mouth, eyes or nostrils; houseflies arrive a little later. Blowflies undergo metamorphosis and their life cycle has four stages; egg, larva (maggot), pupa and adult. The larval stage has three distinct substages, instars, and because we know how long each stage lasts, the presence of any stage can be used to date the arrival of the colonising fly. In this podcast, I explore this process of faunal succession, and give details of two real-life murder cases where entomological evidence proved critical.  

Current Productions (1:54) More progress on Socks for Dad, using the Dyad Top Down pattern from Sock Architecture by Lara Neel in the Grey Cuckoo Silkie Rooster set from the Backyard Chicken Collection by HueLoco. Still working on the leg of the second sock. Almost done with the first sleeve of the  Payne Pullover  by Helena Bristow in Mountain Colors Twizzle in “Rich Purple.”  Progress on for Mom's Looped Loop Cowl pattern by Kirsten Johnstone in Oink Pigments Mystic in “Thats a Moray” Progress on the Herbivore Shawl by Stephen West in Lola Bean Yarn Co's Silk Bean in “Diptera”  My Strongest Suit (9:18) Worsted Boxy Aumangea Pullover Pride Socks Ranger Cowl Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole (Ravelry Link) Beeswax Hat (Ravelry Link) Urchin Hat (Ravelry Link) Various other Vanilla is the New Black Socks (Ravelry Link) Mention of Scarf Style Events (15:03) December Spotify Playlist: Merry and Light is now available! Grinchalong 2020 hosted by the Knitmore Girls  December 1 - January 6, 2020 - #GRINCHALONG2020 SBMT eStudio events ongoing throughout the month for entertainment and engagement in a variety of ways.  Mention of the SBMT Director's Panel Discussion Stitches West 2020 has officially been cancelled. Open A New Window KAL #42ndStitchONWKAL January 1st - March 31st Mention of Mame Hey Look Me Over (22:23) PomPom Quarterly #35 Winter 2020  Mention of Stephen West's Painted Bricks Shawl (Ravelry Link) Little Known Facts (43:30) Instead of a To-Do list, make a Tah-Dah List!    

This week's episode is sponsored by:               Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder  Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle    organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.           When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art? Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off. See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup         including free shipping.”   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available Books plus knitting plus happy memories. That’s Little Skein in the Big Wool. We make kits, yarn and project bags that bring your favorite stories to life. Find *your* favorite story at littleskein.com     Planet Loving, Memory Maker, Minimalist, Disruptive Innovator, Traditionalist, and Adventurer. It's a lot of responsibility to place on one brand, but the founder behind LoLo Body's world-class solid moisturizer isn't cracking under the pressure. Instead, she's reinventing self-care, building connections, promoting creative adventures, and working for a sustainable future.   LoLo Body Care has been sponsoring us for years. As twisted as 2020 has been, LoLo Body Care is determined to go beyond handcrafting eco-luscious moisturizers - they're changing the conversation in the indie skincare industry. LoLo Body has evolved beyond waste reduction. They're focused on creating a healthy future through innovation and inspiration by creating processes, products, and packaging regenerative and circular, instead of destructive and linear. They say it's handcrafted, but it really comes from the heart.    Their message for 2021 (besides a healthy future for people, planet, and products). Let's all increase our creative adventures and actively create a planet where the only pandemic is one of kindness.       On the Needles:(0:40) Gigi finished knitting the Pointed Firs shawl out of smokey grey, needs to be blocked  Jasmin has finished and blocked  her (RAVELRY LINK) The Betty and Judy Lodge Sweater, knit in Little Skein Harvest sport “Blue Christmas” Gigi is knitting on the legs of the (RAVELRY LINK)  Sashay socks from the Operation Sock Drawer book, available at Hicklebee's   Jasmin has finished and blocked her Bleideag pullover by Ysolda Teague, knit in West Wool Bicycle held double. Gigi is enjoying the (RAVELRY LINK) Excavation, a diagonal fringed scrap blanket out of leftover sock yarn. Jasmin has made some progress on the L’Escargot Bleu shawl (by Espace Tricot) in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Ecola Worsted.  Gigi working on the second Make Your Heels Strong socks. Jasmin is nearly finished with the body in her (RAVELRY LINK) Payne pullover by Helena Bristow  knit in Seismic Yarn’s “Llamas in Pajamas” colorway.   Link for Sock Labels Jasmin swatched for her (RAVELRY LINK) “Go Big or Go Gnome” pullover in Black Trillium Fibers Lilt Sock. Gigi mentions the Stitch Please podcast Jasmin mentions Franklin Habit's YouTube video cast Franklin has a Patreon      She mentions Aja Barber  Dr Gemma's Cogknitive podcast is back!  Gigi is working on her third(RAVELRY LINK) Treppenviertel out of black Diptera fingering in merino/ silk by Lolabean  Gigi cast on Tube socks for Genevieve out of White Birch yarn in Sunny Day She spent some time on Sunday weaving in ends   In Stitches:(32:17) Jasmin wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Calligraphy Cardigan, her Match and Move shawl, and her (RAVELRY LINK) Urchin hat. Genevieve wore her (RAVELRY LINK) Coronation Cardigan. Andrew has been wearing (RAVELRY LINK) his handspun Baseball Jersey. Gigi wore the (RAVELRY LINK) knitmore cowl , (RAVELRY LINK) the 3 color cashmere cowl, a Knitmore 2.0 cowl and all kinds of socks  And (RAVELRY LINK) Cat Bordhi’s wristers   Events:(36:41) The Operation Sock Drawer book was published in October. Call Hicklebees for a PERSONALIZED, SIGNED copy.  Lucy Neatby is closing her website LucyNeatby.com by the end of the year, so she can focus on teaching and designing  #Grinchalong2020 Stitches at home February 5-7, 2021 Stitches West 2021 has been canceled Stitches West 2022 will be in Sacramento, March 3-6 Delicious Glühwein recipe  Gigi's Pinterest  Mother Knows Best:(44:40) Gifts: something they want, something they need, (something to eat), something to read The kids like Magna Tiles   When Knitting Attacks: (50:11) Coat for Genevieve Knits in Space:(52:32) Listening to Elvis Xmas music  Pinecone hunts Pandora: Rocking around the Christmas Tree Kevin's Merry and Bright Spotify  And Sew On: (55:19) Gigi is taking a virtual tailoring class at Cañada college. Today and next Wednesday, the coats are due. She sewed in a name tag onto the back facing 

Tur-caken tutorial Tur-caken photos! Current Productions (5:45) More progress on Socks for Dad, using the Dyad Top Down pattern from Sock Architecture by Lara Neel in the Grey Cuckoo Silkie Rooster set from the Backyard Chicken Collection by HueLoco. Cast on for second sock, through the cuff ribbing, now working on the leg.. Still working on the body of the  Payne Pullover  by Helena Bristow in Mountain Colors Twizzle in “Rich Purple.” Working on the ribbing at the bottom of the body, and then on to the sleeves! Still working on the second sleeve of Dexter's Sweater. Using Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Worsted (old base) in “Federal Hill” and “Logan Circle.” Sweater is a top down striped raglan cardigan knit with steeks knit out of the The Knitters Handy Book of Top Down Sweaters by Ann Budd. Currently on the prowl for puppy ribbon & buttons. A little progress on for Mom's Looped Loop Cowl pattern by Kirsten Johnstone in Oink Pigments Mystic in “Thats a Moray” Cast on for the Herbivore Shawl by Stephen West in Lola Bean Yarn Co's Silk Bean in “Diptera”  Mention of the Clapotis from Knitty Fall 2004 My Strongest Suit (19:25) Worsted Boxy Aumangea Pullover Pride Socks Ranger Cowl Looped Loop  Urchin Hat (Ravelry Link) Various other Vanilla is the New Black Socks (Ravelry Link) Events (24:29) December Spotify Playlist: Merry and Light is now available! Thankvember Spotify Playlist is still available. Thankvember 2020 - #THANKVEMBER2020  Grinchalong 2020 hosted by the Knitmore Girls begins December 1 - January 6, 2020 - #GRINCHALONG2020 XRX Stitches at Home: December 5, 6, 12, 13 Stitches West 2020 has officially been cancelled. SBMT eStudio events ongoing throughout the month for entertainment and engagement in a variety of ways.  Mention of I Am a Camera Hey Look Me Over (34:12) 2017 Broadway Production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn starring Bryce Pinkham and Corbin Bleu,and Megan Sikora Mention of the original 1942 film of the same name Mention of the 1954 film White Christmas Mention of the Broadway Production of White Christmas. Cast recording can be found here Mention of She Loves Me and Mame Mention of High School Musical Little Known Facts (48:22) When in doubt, read it out loud.  

Another buzzing episode. In this episode, Tom speaks with entomologist Charlotte Alberts about Assassin flies, and about flies more broadly. We learn all about the intruiging, deadly world of the Assassin Flies, what defines them and how they live, whilst also touching on the fly order (diptera) more broadly. As well as learning about flies as animals, we also consider the fraught nature of our relationship with flies, and have a chance to reflect on what it means to value and care about the smallest lives.

In this episode we talk flies with Dr Erica McAlister, Senior Curator of Diptera (true flies) at the Natural History Museum in London. She is also president of the Amateur Entomologists’ Society, and author of the The Secret Life of Flies and her new book The Inside Out of Flies.Erica answers listener questions on flies and tells…

Click to listen to episode (4:39)Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and AcknowledgmentsImagesExtra InformationSources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.) Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 5-15-20. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIOFrom the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of May 18, 2020. MUSIC – ~4 sec – instrumental This week, we drop in on a musically-enhanced, water-insect competition.  The participants have been challenged to figure out the most species-rich group of insects on the planet, and then come up with the distinguishing words for seven aquatic versions of that group.  Have a listen for about 15 seconds to this entomological exercise, and see if you know the name for that overall group of insects.  And here’s a hint: the name sounds like a revolutionary, four-member rock band. VOICES and MUSIC - ~15 sec – “Crawling. Long-toed. Predaceous diving. Riffle. Water penny. Water scavenger. Whirligig.” If you guessed beetles, you’re right!  You heard part of “Beetle Ballet,” by Torrin Hallett, underlying the descriptive names of seven water beetle families.  Scientists categorize beetles into a taxonomic group called an order, and beetles are the most diverse order of animals, with a current estimate of about 390,000 species worldwide.  Perhaps as many as 20,000 of those species are water beetles.  The seven kinds of water beetles you heard, out of about 20 North American families, are among the most commonly found on this continent, with the predaceous diving beetle family and the water scavenger beetle family having the largest number of species.As a group, water beetles occupy all kinds and sizes of aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, such as ponds, lakes, and other still waters; streams and rivers; various kinds of wetlands; temporary habitats like puddles; and a variety of moist areas on coastal shorelines.  Beetles that inhabit water typically do so both as adults and in their immature, larval stage; but some, like Water Pennies, are terrestrial as adults, and Long-toed Water Beetles have terrestrial larvae.  All beetle adults have two pairs of wings, with the forewings forming a hardened sheath of the membranous hind wings, and many water beetles are able to hold under those forewings a bubble of air that allows them to breathe while submerged.  Feeding habits among the thousands of water beetle species vary widely, both in what they eat and in how they acquire their food. Water beetles have many remarkable adaptations and biological variations.  Here’s one example: Whirligig beetles, which can be seen swimming in circles on the surface of ponds, lakes, and still water on stream margins, have eyes divided into an upper and lower half; the upper half can see above the water surface, while the lower half can see below. Thanks to several Blacksburg, Va., friends for lending their voices to this episode.  Thanks also to Torrin Hallett for composing this week’s music especially for Virginia Water Radio, and we close with the last 20 seconds of “Beetle Ballet.” MUSIC - ~ 22 sec – instrumental SHIP’S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment.   For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close the show.  In Blacksburg, I’m Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Beetle Ballet” is copyright 2020 by Torrin Hallett, used with permission.  Torrin is a 2018 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio; as of 2020, he is a graduate student in Horn Performance at Manhattan School of Music in New York.  More information about Torrin is available online at https://www.facebook.com/torrin.hallett.  Thanks very much to Torrin for composing the piece especially for Virginia Water Radio. To hear the complete piece (39 seconds), please click here. The water beetle family names call-outs were recorded by several Blacksburg, Va., residents in May 2020. Click here if you’d like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode. More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES Whirligig beetles in the New River in Giles County, Va., May 17, 2020.A species of predaceous diving beetle, Virginia Beach, Va., April 10, 2019.  Photo by Laura Bankey, made available on iNaturalist at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22308991 (as of 5-18-20) for use under Creative Commons license “Attribtution-NonCommercial 4.0.”  Information about this Creative Commons license is available online at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT WATER BEETLE FAMILIES As noted in the audio, scientists classify beetles scientific classification level called an order.  The scientific names for the beetles order is Coleoptera.  Other orders of familiar insects include Diptera, the order of “true flies”; Hymenoptera, the order of ants, bees, and wasps; and Lepidoptera, the order of butterflies and moths.  (For one list of all insect orders, see Iowa State University’s BugGuide, online at https://bugguide.net/node/view/222292.) Families are groups within orders.  Following is some information on the beetles families that include water beetles, that is, beetles that live in or closely associated with aquatic habitats. J. Reese Voshell, in A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America (McDonald and Woodward, Blacksburg, Va., 2002; (pages 359-368), lists the following seven beetle families as “common in freshwater habitats” in North America.  The families are listed in alphabetical order by common name, with the scientific names for the family in parenthesis. Crawling Water Beetle (Haplidae) Long-toed Water Beetles (Dryopidae) Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) Riffle Beetles (Elmidae) Water Pennies (Psephenidae) Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae) R. W. Merritt and K. W. Cummins, in An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, 2nd Edition (Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Ia., 1984; (pages 427-437), list the following 21 beetle families as having aquatic or semi-aquatic species in North America (connected either to fresh waters, estuaries, or marine waters).  The families are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by the family’s common name. Amphizoidae – Trout-stream Beetles Carabidae – Predaceous Ground Beetles Chrysomelidae – Leaf Beetles Curculionidae – Weevils Dryopidae – Long-toed Water Beetles Dytiscidae – Predaceous Diving Beetles Elmidae – Riffle Beetles Gyrinidae – Whirligig Beetles Haliplidae – Crawling Water Beetles Hydraenidae – Minute Moss beetles Hydrophilidae – Water Scavenger Beetles Hydroscaphidae – Skiff Beetles Limnichidae – Marsh-loving Beetles Melyridae – Soft-winged Flower Beetles Noteridae – Burrowing Water Beetles Psephenidae – Water Pennies Ptilodactylidae – Toed-winged Beetles Salpingidae (= Eurystethidae) – Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles Scirtidae (= Helodidae) – Marsh Beetles Sphaeriidae – Minute Bog Beetles Staphylinidae – Rove Beetles SOURCES Used for Audio Iowa State University Department of Entomology, “Bug Guide/Order Coleoptera - Beetles,” online at https://bugguide.net/node/view/60.  This is the source used for the total number of beetle species worldwide. R. W. Merritt and K. W. Cummins, An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, Second Edition, Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Ia., 1984. George K. Reid, Pond Life, Golden Press, New York, N.Y., 1967. Andrew Edward Z. Short, “Systematics of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera): current state and future directions,” Systematic Entomology, Vol. 43/No. 1, January 2018, accessed online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12270.  This is the source used for the total number of water beetle species worldwide. J. Reese Voshell, A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America, McDonald and Woodward, Blacksburg, Va., 2002. For More Information about Beetles and Other Insects in Virginia and Elsewhere University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, “Animal Diversity Web,” online at https://animaldiversity.org. Beetle species are listed at https://animaldiversity.org/search/?q=beetle&feature=INFORMATION. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, “Fish and Wildlife Information Service,” online at http://vafwis.org/fwis/?Title=VaFWIS+Species+Information+By+Name&vUT=Visitor. Entries for beetles are available at this link.Many field guides to insects are available from book stores or other supplies.RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Insects” subject category. Following are links to other episodes with information related to beetles. Episode 81, 9-26-11, and Episode 363, 4-10-17 – on stream assessment using aquatic insects and other macroinvertebrates. Episode P336, 10-3-16 – on streamside insects. Following are other music pieces composed by Torrin Hallett for Virginia Water Radio, with links to episodes featuring the music. “Corona Cue” – used in Episode 517, 3-23-20, on the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. “Geese Piece” – used most recently in Episode 440, 10-1-18, on E-bird. “Lizard Lied” – used in Episode 514, 3-2-20, on lizards. “New Year’s Water” – used in Episode 349, 1-2-17, on the New Year. “Rain Refrain” – used most recently in Episode 455, 1-14-19, on record Virginia precipitation in 2019. “Spider Strike” – used in Episode 523, 5-4-20, on fishing spiders. “Tropical Tantrum” – used most recently in Episode 489, 9-9-19, on storm surge. “Turkey Tune” – used in Episode 343, 11-21-16, on the Wild Turkey. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode’s audio/transcript, sources of information, or other materials in the Show Notes. 2013 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2010 Science SOLs Grades K-6 Earth Resources Theme 4.9 – Virginia natural resources, including watersheds, water resources, and organisms. Grades K-6 Life Processes Theme 1.5 – animals’ basic needs and distinguishing characteristics. 2.4 – life cycles. 3.4 – behavioral and physiological adaptations. Grades K-6 Living Systems Theme 2.5 – living things as part of a system, including habitats. 3.5 – food webs. 3.6 – ecosystems, communities, populations, shared resources. 5.5 – cell structures and functions, organism classification, and organism traits. Life Science Course LS.4 – organisms’ classification based on features. LS.8 – community and population interactions, including food webs, niches, symbiotic relationships. LS.9 – adaptations for particular ecosystems’ biotic and abiotic factors, including characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater environments. Biology Course BIO.6 – bases for modern classification systems, including structures, biochemistry, and developmental stages. BIO.8 – dynamic equilibria and interactions within populations, communities, and ecosystems; including nutrient cycling, succession, effects of natural events and human activities, and analysis of the flora, fauna, and microorganisms of Virginia ecosystems. Virginia’s SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels.Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade. Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten. Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade. Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade. Episode 403, 1-15-18 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8th grade. Episode 406, 2-5-18 – on ice on rivers, for middle school. Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school. Episode 483, 7-29-19 – on buoyancy and drag, for middle school and high school. Episode 524, 5-11-20 – on sounds by water-related animals, for elementary school through high school.

Contains Rufus Hound, the Head of Diptera from the Natural History Museum, and listener-prompted discussion of how to fashion garlic sticks into missiles by using pitta bread as rudimentary aerodynamic fins.

This is a super special episode with Dr. Britt Bunyard. This is a great episode if you want to learn more about the reproductive cycle of Chaga, how fungi interact with diptera, mycology in traditional education systems, Telluride Mushroom Festival, Fungi Magazine, and so mush more!.Dr. Britt Bunyard is the founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of the mycology journal Fungi better known as fungi magazine. His entire career, Britt has worked academically as a mycologist writing scientifically for many research journals, popular science magazines, and books. The main focus of his research interests is on the coevolution of macrofungi and Diptera, the true flies. Britt has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, National Geographic Magazine, PBS's NOVA television program, and in 2016 was made Executive Director of the Telluride Mushroom Festival. 

Dr Erica McAlister on how to make science writing accessible and engaging without dumbing down. In this episode Stevyn Colgan and Paul Waters chat with Erica McAlister, the author of the award-winning book, The Secret Life of Flies. Erica is the Senior Curator for Diptera and Siphonaptera at the Natural History Museum in London. In other words, she’s the Lord of the Flies. She loves flies - she goes syrupy thinking of them - and they sometimes seem to quite fancy her. She’s also very very funny. No, really. Who knew flies were so hilarious? Listen in for all about flies and why they’re saving the world and just so downright beautiful. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out once a fortnight on Wednesday evening on radio and on Thursday morning on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. 

Tivemos o prazer de entrevistar a Rafaela Falaschi, que além de especialista em sistemática e filogenia de Diptera, é também parte do projeto Mulheres na Ciência BR! Venha conhecer sobre a carreira desta grande cientista e divulgadora científica! Com participação do Simeão Moraes, entomólogo especialista em Lepidoptera. ******************************** Confira o Mulheres na Ciência: http://www.mulheresnaciencia.com.br ******************************** Seja você também um apoiador do Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: bit.ly/apoiebb | Agradecimento mais que especial ao nosso Padrinho Cigarra, Diego Machado, aos nossos Padrinhos Abelha Operária, Profa Luciana e João Gabriel e na categoria Formiguinha Paulo Ozaki e E.dna! | ============================ Apoie a campanha para reconhecimento da Ceratocone como deficiência visual: www12.senado.leg.br/ecidadania/visu…ideia?id=121172 ============================ ****Quer concorrer ao livro "Besouros e seu mundo"? Veja mais aqui no post do instagram: www.instagram.com/p/Bvhz4sIAF_3/ Lembrando que este e outros livros interessantíssimos você pode encontrar na Technical Books editora: www.tblivraria.com.br Ah, o livro "Besouros e seu mundo" está com 40% de desconto, imperdível! Lá no instagram, aproveita também para conferir a arte incrível da Isadora no @amorpflor no instagram! Ouvinte do Bug Bites tem 20% de desconto, é só falar no seu pedido que vocês ouviram sobre ela aqui! www.instagram.com/amorpflor/ ********* Referências recomendadas Glowworms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHM02ptBGB0 Link luciferina: http://agencia.fapesp.br/descoberta-substancia-bioluminescente-em-larva-de-mosquito-brasileiro-/28840/ Link Papavero: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/hcsm/v19n4/12.pdf Explicando: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216752 Rachel Carson - Primavera Silenciosa Mosca Beyoncé: https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/ciencia/mosca-do-corpo-dourado-recebe-nome-de-beyonce-3662571 ********* [[[[Sobre o Bug Bites]]]] Escute no seu celular via Spotify ou aplicativo de podcast: bit.ly/assineobb | Siga nas redes sociais: @BugBitesPodcast | Seja você também um apoiador do Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: bit.ly/apoiebb | Anúncio, críticas e sugestões: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Produção e Roteiro: Pedro Rodrigues e Simeão Moraes | Créditos: “A Produção” | Arte da Capa: Pedro Rodrigues | Agradecimentos ao Fernando Amaral por emprestar sua voz nas transições das perguntas! | Some of the audios were composed using Comedie by Jahzzar (from freemusicarchive.org), Lightning Bugs by Audionautix; all under a Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1500025 , Artist: incompetech.com/), insect sounds from soundbible.com, all distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. These artists have played no part in the development and creation of this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tivemos o prazer de entrevistar a Rafaela Falaschi, que além de especialista em sistemática e filogenia de Diptera, é também parte do projeto Mulheres na Ciência BR! Venha conhecer sobre a carreira desta grande cientista e divulgadora científica! Com participação do Simeão Moraes, entomólogo especialista em Lepidoptera. ******************************** Confira o Mulheres na Ciência: http://www.mulheresnaciencia.com.br ******************************** Seja você também um apoiador do Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: bit.ly/apoiebb | Agradecimento mais que especial ao nosso Padrinho Cigarra, Diego Machado, aos nossos Padrinhos Abelha Operária, Profa Luciana e João Gabriel e na categoria Formiguinha Paulo Ozaki e E.dna! | ============================ Apoie a campanha para reconhecimento da Ceratocone como deficiência visual: www12.senado.leg.br/ecidadania/visu…ideia?id=121172 ============================ ****Quer concorrer ao livro "Besouros e seu mundo"? Veja mais aqui no post do instagram: www.instagram.com/p/Bvhz4sIAF_3/ Lembrando que este e outros livros interessantíssimos você pode encontrar na Technical Books editora: www.tblivraria.com.br Ah, o livro "Besouros e seu mundo" está com 40% de desconto, imperdível! Lá no instagram, aproveita também para conferir a arte incrível da Isadora no @amorpflor no instagram! Ouvinte do Bug Bites tem 20% de desconto, é só falar no seu pedido que vocês ouviram sobre ela aqui! www.instagram.com/amorpflor/ ********* Referências recomendadas Glowworms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHM02ptBGB0 Link luciferina: http://agencia.fapesp.br/descoberta-substancia-bioluminescente-em-larva-de-mosquito-brasileiro-/28840/ Link Papavero: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/hcsm/v19n4/12.pdf Explicando: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216752 Rachel Carson - Primavera Silenciosa Mosca Beyoncé: https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/ciencia/mosca-do-corpo-dourado-recebe-nome-de-beyonce-3662571 ********* [[[[Sobre o Bug Bites]]]] Escute no seu celular via Spotify ou aplicativo de podcast: bit.ly/assineobb | Siga nas redes sociais: @BugBitesPodcast | Seja você também um apoiador do Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: bit.ly/apoiebb | Anúncio, críticas e sugestões: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Produção e Roteiro: Pedro Rodrigues e Simeão Moraes | Créditos: “A Produção” | Arte da Capa: Pedro Rodrigues | Agradecimentos ao Fernando Amaral por emprestar sua voz nas transições das perguntas! | Some of the audios were composed using Comedie by Jahzzar (from freemusicarchive.org), Lightning Bugs by Audionautix; all under a Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1500025 , Artist: incompetech.com/), insect sounds from soundbible.com, all distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. These artists have played no part in the development and creation of this episode.

Forensic diptera entomology is the study of flies as they decompose in carcasses, primarily used in forensic science to determine how long the organism these flies are inhabiting has been deceased. Decomposition rates can vary widely for numerous natural reasons, which are commonly studied by entomologists, along with comparing single species to each other. This study, in contrast, compares single species to a community of species to determone if there is a diffrence between decomposition rates when there are other fly species present versus when only one species is present. It was hypothesized that the single species, Sarcophaga bullata, would decompose at a faster rate than that of the community of Calliphoridae (Wildlife) species. In this study, the single species Sarcophaga bullata was used to represent the lab setting, and the community of Calliphoridae flies was used to represent the natural setting. Over the course of four months, ground beef was placed in fly cages and once removed, allowed to sit for two weeks. The initial and final weights were measured to determine the percentage of meat decomposed over this time period for each species. It was found that although the s.bullata had higher average decomposition rate, the p-value was greater than 0.05 (p=0.416), meaning that there was not a statistical significance between the single species versus the community species. 

Nels and Vincent are astounded by the finding of an insect-derived virus in a fungus that manipulates the behavior of flies. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Become a patron of TWiEVO Virus in fungus in fly (bioRxiv) On a leaf, no one can hear you scream (TWiV 443) Nels gives Benzer Lecture (YouTube) Domestication of fungal fly pathogen (bioRxiv) Sequencing E. muscae genome (10X genomics) Eisen's twitter stream on new iflavirus (Twitter) Science Picks Nels - Mindsuckers; getting photos; Anand Varma photos  Vincent - Happy Birthday Gregor Mendel Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv

Talk from the 'Insect Natural History' series by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, M is for Midge as we talk to eminent ecologist Dr Henry Disney about his lifelong interest in Diptera. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/m-is-for-midge#sthash.8SwvpCJd.dpuf

This episode explores bites. The good and the bad, the Arachnid the Annelid, and the Diptera. How dangerous is the widow spider bite? Do we still use leeches today? We answer these questions and also unveil the squirmy truth about the maggot's role in wound debridement.

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Your understaing of bugs will help you choose the correct flies to catch fish

Volume: v.2By: Panzer, Georg Wolfgang Franz, 1755-1829 - Sturm, Jakob, 1771-1848 , ill.Publication Details: Nuremberg? :s.n.,between 1793 and 1805?Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries

Volume: v.1By: Panzer, Georg Wolfgang Franz, 1755-1829 - Sturm, Jakob, 1771-1848 , ill.Publication Details: Nuremberg? :s.n.,between 1793 and 1805?Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries

Background: Little information is available on the immunological aspect of parasitic Gasterophilus intestinalis (Diptera, Oestridae) larvae causing horse gastric myiasis. The objectives of this research were to analyze the protein content of larval crude extracts of the migrating second and third larvae (L2 and L3) of G. intestinalis in order to characterize the immune response of horses. Results: The proteomic profile of L2 and L3, investigated by using one and two dimensional approaches, revealed a migration pattern specific to each larval stage. Furthermore, Western blots were performed with horse sera and with sera of Balb/c mice immunised with the larval crude extracts of L2 or L3, revealing a different immune reaction in naturally infected horses vs. artificially induced immune reaction in mice. The comparisons of the immunoblot profiles demonstrate that the stage L2 is more immunogenic than the stage L3 most likely as an effect of the highest enzymatic production of L2 while migrating through the host tissues. Fifteen proteins were identified by mass spectrometry. Conclusion: This work provides further information into the understanding of the interaction between G. intestinalis and their host and by contributing a novel scheme of the proteomic profile of the main larval stages.

Tanytarsus is one of the most abundant and diverse genus of Chironomidae. The delimitation of species is based mainly on features of the male genitalia, supported by pupal diagnostic characters. The main purpose of this study was to review all described Tanytarsus species from the Neotropical Region, including some closely related taxa, in order to contribute to the knowledge of the genus Tanytarsus and to the comprehension of the chironomid systematic. The present dissertation is the first review of the genus Tanytarsus in the Neotropical Region. The revision includes more complete diagnoses, morphological descriptions and diagnostic keys to adult males and pupae, as well as new drawings, more detailed measurements, discussions, notes on distribution and, as far as possible, ecological remarks. Pupae and adult males of Nimbocera patagonica Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus clivosus Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus cuieirensis Fittkau & Reiss, 1973, Tanytarsus fastigatus Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus hamatus Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus hastatus Sublette & Sasa, 1994, Tanytarsus impar Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2004, Tanytarsus ligulatus Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964, Tanytarsus magnus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2004, Tanytarsus marauia Sanseverino, Wiedenbrug & Fittkau, 2002, Tanytarsus pandus Sublette & Sasa, 1994, Tanytarsus revolta Sanseverino, Wiedenbrug & Fittkau, 2002, Tanytarsus rhabdomantis (Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 1991), Tanytarsus rinihuensis Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus waika Sanseverino, Wiedenbrug & Fittkau, 2002, and Tanytarsus xingu Sanseverino, Wiedenbrug & Fittkau, 2002 as well as adult males of Tanytarsus branquini Fittkau & Reiss, 1973, Tanytarsus capitatus Sublette & Sasa, 1994, Tanytarsus cururui Fittkau & Reiss, 1973, Tanytarsus curvicristatus Contreras-Lichtenberg, 1988, Tanytarsus guatemalensis Sublette & Sasa, 1994, Tanytarsus monospinosus Ekrem & Reiss, 1999, Tanytarsus paraligulatus Reiss, 1972, Tanytarsus reissi Paggi, 1992, Tanytarsus riopreto Fittkau & Reiss, 1973, and Tanytarsus tumultuarius Ekrem & Reiss, 1999 are reviewed, redescribed and diagnosed. The pupa of Tanytarsus ligulatus Reiss is described for the first time. One paratype and some specimens of Tanytarsus ligulatus Reiss are slightly different from the holotype, and thus are described separately as Tanytarsus cf. ligulatus. The pupa and adult male of Tanytarsus amazonicus spec. nov. as well as adult males of Tanytarsus digitatus spec. nov., Tanytarsus friburgensis spec. nov., Tanytarsus jacaretingensis spec. nov., Tanytarsus pararinihuensis spec. nov. and Tanytarsus pseudorinihuensis spec. nov. are described as new to science. Caladomyia tuberculata (Reiss, 1972) comb. nov. and Caladomyia alata (Paggi, 1992) comb. nov. were previously placed in Tanytarsus and are transferred to the genus Caladomyia Säwedal, 1981. The pupa and adult male of C. tuberculata as well as the adult male of C. alata are also redescribed and diagnosed, and their placement in the genus Caladomyia is discussed. The Tanytarsus riopreto and Tanytarsus marauia species groups are discussed in the light of imaginal and pupal morphology. The diagnostic characters proposed for each group are discussed and compared among their members. In the past, the immature stages of the Nearctic Tanytarsus limneticus as well as those of the Neotropical Tanytarsus rhabdomantis were erroneous placed in the monotypic genus Nimbocera. A detailed discussion about Nimbocera patagonica, Tanytarsus limneticus and Tanytarsus rhabdomantis is presented, including comparisons of immatures and adults and considerations about the validity of the genus Nimbocera. Some Neotropical species seem to share diagnostic characters with Holarctic Tanytarsus species groups. Thus, some Holarctic groups are also discussed and, as far as possible, figured. It was in the scope of this study the recognition and selection of useful characters in imaginal and immature stages in order to improve the systematic of the genus, to discuss the existence of groups of species, to construct diagnostic keys and to allow systematic predictions. The selected morphological features, measurements and terminology used in the present dissertation are described, commented and figured. Keys to adult males and pupae of the studied species were constructed based on diagnostic characters and are presented here for the first time. Potential morphological characters and their states were tentatively selected and commented in the final discussion of the current dissertation.

Sensillen sind „Kleinsinnesorgane“ der Arthropoda, die die Wahrnehmung einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Reize ermöglichen. Trotz großen Interesses an diesen Sinnesorganen ist die Frage nach den Homologieverhältnissen und der Evolution von Sensillen weitgehend ungeklärt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden daher die antennalen Sensillen von Larven aller größeren monophyletischen Gruppen der Diptera, sowie einiger mit den Diptera verwandter Holometabola raster- und transmissionselektronenmikroskopisch untersucht und vergleichend beschrieben. Die larvalen Antennen der Holometabola sind vor allem wegen der verhältnismäßig kleinen Anzahl von Sensillen besonders geeignete Modellobjekte, da dies die ultrastrukturelle Analyse des jeweils gesamten Sensilleninventars der Antennen ermöglicht. Obwohl die REM-Untersuchung der larvalen Antennen eine enorme äußere Vielfalt an Sensillenformen offenbart, zeigt die Analyse der inneren Ultrastruktur, daß die antennalen Sensillen von insgesamt 32 Dipterenarten und vier holometabolen Außengruppenvertretern nach strukturellen Kriterien nur zehn unterschiedlichen Sensillentypen zugeordnet werden können. Darüber hinaus lassen „modalitätsspezifische Strukturen“ Rückschlüsse auf die Funktionen der Sensillen zu. So deuten die Befunde darauf hin, daß es sich bei den Sensillentypen um olfaktorische, kontaktchemosensitive, gustatorische, thermo-, hygro- bzw. thermo-/hygrosensitive Sensillen, sowie um mechanosensitive Extero- und Propriorezeptoren handelt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen also, daß die larvalen Antennen, obwohl sie bei den Diptera durchschnittlich nur mit etwa zehn Sensillen ausgestattet sind, über ein ähnlich breites Spektrum der Reizwahrnehmung verfügen wie die imaginalen Antennen, die einige hundert oder gar tausend Sensillen besitzen. Rasterelektronenmikroskopisch konnten vor allem äußerliche Anpassungen der Antennen und Sensillen z.B. an Habitat und Lebensweise der Larve nachgewiesen werden; so sind lange Antennen, und mit ihnen meist auch überwiegend langgestreckte Sensillen, in aquatischen Lebensräumen eindeutig begünstigt, während terrestrisch lebende Larven, besonders in festen Substraten, wie z.B. Holz, eher kurze oder sogar plattenförmig reduzierte Antennen besitzen. Die vergleichende TEM-Untersuchung zeigt jedoch auch, daß Sensillen des gleichen Typs bei den jeweiligen Tieren sowohl in ihrer Position auf den Antennen, als auch in ihren strukturellen Merkmalen übereinstimmen. Nach dem Lagekriterium und dem Kriterium der spezifischen Qualität konnte so die Homologie einzelner antennaler Sensillen der Dipterenlarven für die gesamte Ordnung und teilweise sogar für die Holometabola wahrscheinlich gemacht werden. Über diesen homologen Sensillensatz hinaus konnte gezeigt werden, daß individuelle Sensillen - also kleinste Sinnesorgane - evolutiven Veränderungen unterliegen, die es erlauben ihr Schicksal im Verlauf der Phylogenese zu verfolgen. So belegen die Ergebnisse beispielsweise, daß der antennale Kontaktchemorezeptor „Peg“, bei den cyclorrhaphen Fliegen im Zusammenhang mit der Evolution des Antennen-Maxillar-Komplexes zum Maxillarpalpus verlagert wurde. Bei der vergleichenden Analyse aller antennalen Sensillen waren evolutive Tendenzen feststellbar, die in vielen Punkten mit den etablierten Stammbäumen der Diptera übereinstimmen, aber auch interessante Anregungen für derzeit noch ungeklärte Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen liefern. Für die meisten monophyletischen Gruppen der Diptera fanden sich charakteristische Merkmalskombinationen, die teilweise sogar als Synapomorphien gedeutet werden können. Bezogen auf offene Fragen der Dipterensystematik legen die Sensillenmerkmale beispielsweise ein Schwestergruppenverhältnis zwischen den Anisopodidae (Fenstermücken) und den „orthorrhaphen Fliegen“ nahe, wobei eine enge Verwandtschaftsbeziehung vor allem mit den Tabanomorpha (ohne die Vermileonidae) wahrscheinlich ist. Darüber hinaus führte ein Außengruppenvergleich zwischen den Diptera und einigen anderen Holometabola zu dem Ergebnis, daß der „Cone“ als Komplexchemosensillum ebenso zu den Grundplanmerkmalen holometaboler Insektenlarven gehört, wie zwei Thermo-/Hygrorezeptoren (lS3-Sensillen). Das bedeutet, daß diese individuellen Sensillen über fast 300 Mio. Jahre Evolution bis ins frühe Perm zurückverfolgt werden können.