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Diogmites neoternatus
Plain-tailed Hanging Thief
Diogmites neoternatus is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae, commonly known as the Plain-tailed Hanging Thief. It is notable for its large size and striking green eyes, making it one of the most charismatic species among North American robber flies. The species exhibits the distinctive 'hanging thief' behavior characteristic of its genus: swinging from its forelegs while consuming prey. It belongs to the subfamily Dasypogoninae and is widely distributed across eastern North America.
Epitheca spinigera
Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca spinigera, the Spiny Baskettail, is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. Adults have brilliant green eyes characteristic of the family. The species is active from late May to early July in North America. Like other baskettails, females practice exophytic oviposition, extruding eggs onto the subgenital plate and trailing them in gelatinous strings through water during flight rather than inserting them into vegetation.
Larrina
larrine wasps
Larrina is a subtribe of digger wasps within the family Crabronidae, tribe Larrini. These solitary wasps are characterized by reduced simple eyes (ocelli) that appear as scars rather than functional eyes. Members of this group nest in soil and provision their young with paralyzed insect prey. The subtribe includes genera such as Tachytes and the remarkable giant wasp Megalara garuda from Indonesia.
Tabanus nigrovittatus
greenhead horse fly, salt marsh greenhead, greenhead fly, greenhead, greenfly
Tabanus nigrovittatus, commonly known as the greenhead horse fly or salt marsh greenhead, is a biting horse fly species endemic to coastal salt marshes of the eastern United States. Adult females are aggressive blood-feeders that require vertebrate blood for egg production, while males do not feed on blood. The species is smaller than most horse flies, approximately the size of a house fly. Larvae develop in intertidal salt marsh mud for one to two years, preying on other invertebrates. Adults emerge in late spring and are most active from late June through August. The species is a significant human and animal pest, with populations managed through black box traps rather than insecticides due to ecological concerns.
Tachytes aurulentus
square-headed wasp, green-eyed wasp, sand-loving wasp
Tachytes aurulentus is a species of solitary square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. Like other members of its genus, it is characterized by notably large green eyes, particularly in males. The species is part of a diverse North American assemblage of approximately 35 Tachytes species. These wasps are ground-nesting predators that provision their burrows with paralyzed orthopteran prey for their offspring.
Tachytes distinctus
green-eyed wasp, square-headed wasp
Tachytes distinctus is a solitary square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae, notable for the large green eyes characteristic of many larger Tachytes species. Females excavate underground burrows with branching tunnels and multiple cells, provisioning them with paralyzed orthopteran prey. Males emerge before females and defend territories from perches, using their prominent eyes to detect mates and rivals. The species occurs across North America and the Caribbean.