NATURE'S TURN: Timeless sense of wonder. Urgency to act to protect public lands - The Berkshire Edge

NATURE'S TURN: Timeless sense of wonder. Urgency to act to protect public lands - The Berkshire Edge

I happened upon the Stalk-eyed Fly, family Diopsidae, yes, when searching the internet—for pollinators. What a remarkable portrait: mesmerizing, other-worldly. Our interest is especially piqued when, according to Britannica, “The adults of the one species in North America (Sphyracephala brevicornis) are sometimes found on skunk cabbage. In all species the larvae live and feed on wet organic matter in marsh or bog habitats. All other species are …