Episode 50: Pics and Patterns for Bibios - Angler's Entomology Podcast

I was thinking about doing this episode having lunch outside one day, and bemoaning the fact that I didn't have any pictures of these guys that I could publish on the blog. At that moment a bibio that landed on the table in front of me. Of course I was too discombobulated to get a picture before it flew off - but I saw that as a good sign to do this episode. But that said, there are plenty of pictures of these guys on the interweb. For example, here: <a title= "iNaturalist" href= "https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=56097&verifiable=any" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=56097&verifiable=any</a> As you can see, there is a fair bit of diversity, but note the black or black and red color, the long abdomen, the wings held flat over the body, and the dangley legs. In terms of patterns, one of the old ones I really like is as follows: <img sty...