Life On A Quarter Acre

From moss on a log

In a backyard puddle

~4 mm. On basil plant in house.

Birdbath/hay infusion 250x

body length ~ 3 mm

Mites on the Picnic Beetle (Glischrochilus fasciatus)

~ 3 mm, on grass lawn

On raspberry leaf

~ 3 mm

~ 10 mm

Complex Dasysyrphus intrudens

26 mm wingspan

on compost bin

3 mm\r\nBugGuide

On compost bin 3 mm

in compost ~ 3 mm

In compost ~ 3 mm\r\n\r\nBugGuide ID

~ 7 mm\r\nBugGuide ID

~ 8 mm, on compost\r\n\r\nBugGuide ID

~ 3 mm, on compost pile

~ 20 mm\r\nBugGuide ID

On bark of Black Locust tree

On compost bin

In compost pile, 7 mm

~ 3 mm, on side of compost bin

10 mm

20 mm long, 1.5 mm wide.\r\nUnder board on top of soil.

30 mm long, 3 mm wide. \nUnder board over soil. Very quick to escape. Caught, cooled, and photographed.

under board, near compost pile

under board, near compost pile

under board, near compost pile

Under board, near compost pile

under board

under board

under board

under log

on cement block in garden

On a chokecherry stem