tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post1154713625997297616..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: The Kinabatangan River #1; a fragile treasureIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-67106146571258864732017-01-13T11:04:25.860+11:002017-01-13T11:04:25.860+11:00Excellent info thanks Susan - greatly appreciated....Excellent info thanks Susan - greatly appreciated. The depth of my mine of invert ignorance never ceases to amaze me...Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-91014536033661873502017-01-12T19:51:33.975+11:002017-01-12T19:51:33.975+11:00Lovely selection of insects. Love the scutie espec...Lovely selection of insects. Love the scutie especially. Your big 'fly' is a bee. I assume a carpenter bee Xylocopa sp or thereabouts. I didn't bother keying the wing venation. I'm reasonably sure Xylocopa of some sort occurs in the region and that's what it looks like. You can tell it's a bee and not a fly because it's got lots of antennal segments. Flies only have three (unless they are Nematocera gnats, mosquitoes, craneflies, etc).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com