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Index of Subjects Thanks, David, for bringing me up to speed on Sepsidae flies. I had noticed them on the crocus flowers, so small and holding their wings oddly. Have not seen any paper wasps yet. Apparently crocus flowers don't produce much pollen the first year. We have one clump, planted last fall, to which honey bees pay little attention. Angus At 04:54 PM 4/21/2007, you wrote: >Dear All, Apr 21, 2007 > Hazelnut was blooming today in sheltered locations in North Alton. > > Back in the Kentville Crocus patch, wild bees showed for the > first time this year (Halictids to judge from size), Paper Wasps > were active, numerous small flies, one small perpetual motion > beetle (Nitidulid of some kind) and numerous small Sepsidae > strutting on Crocus petals. > > These Sepsidae, or flies like them, are fairly common in the > yard from now on. They are small, with shining black, ant-like > bodies and they often wag their wings up and down, after first > spreading them nearly at right angles to the body axis with the > blade horizontal. > >YT, DW, Kentville
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