The Saga of Beewolf

[drhoz]

Because my last post, in retrospect, seems to me to give the many females of the biological world slightly short shrift, a post that makes clear the fact that in the vast majority of species it's the females that have their menfolk by the short and curlies

Comments

[jformaldehydem]

Apparently robber flies are attracted to the scent of the territorial markings.

I could understand male depression in the philanthus, because it seems that everyone IS out to get them.

[drhoz]

Re : Robber-fly tactics - I am both impressed and not surprised at all

[apis_cerana]

Your posts are always so awesome.

[drhoz]

thankyou :) I'm guessing from your username that you're a hymenoptera fan?

[apis_cerana]

I am! Though I am more fond of bees and hornets than parasitic wasps...parasites in general kind of scare me as much as they fascinate me (I am thankful of the ones that get rid of the pests in our garden tho).

[drhoz]

cool :)

[pikku_gen]

Bugger indeed... Insects sometimes just do it gooder. ;)

(EDIT. The joke here would be complete if I only had my friend's icon "Philologists do it gooder.")

[drhoz]

LOL

[fishwindows]

what do you do IRL, drhoz?

you always have the best articles.

[drhoz]

pest control of termites, and occasionally bees. I do have a marine biology degree tho

[pikku_gen]

That sounds pretty... cool, actually. How did you turn from marine biology into pest control?... I ask too many questions. Ignore me. ;)

[drhoz]

moved to Perth, grant money never eventuated, so we never did the plankton atlas, and I had to go find some other way to support myself.

Marine biology graduates compete ferociously for a very limited number of jobs