Dr Erica McAlister

@flygirlNHM

Flies, Natural History Museum (London), fieldwork, Entomology, President of & wine lover. Author of 'The Secret Life of Flies'. Hon. F.R.E.S

London, UK
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Joined September 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    10 Apr 2017

    I may be going on about this but....there it is - in the shop...I am officially a grown up

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  2. 3 hours ago

    This is how you write a science paper….. Desolation, war, tin cans….it has it all…

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  3. 4 hours ago

    So has washed some Anopheles funestus and now we are in the process of blowdrying them. Check out this pregnant female from the 1930’s - you can clearly see the eggs in her abdomen - fascinating

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Ahhh beautiful stickers for Xmas thanks to - the mosquito 🦟 in the bath represents her, and my work 👊😏

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  5. 7 hours ago

    Ahhh for curtesy of the amazing mosquito 🦟 Researcher

    Doodling Croatian fauna for Huevember. Hues/days 7&8
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  6. 8 hours ago

    The biggest mic in the collection to date....the podcast will be EPIC

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    10 hours ago

    Two exciting PhD positions are open on integrative taxonomy of Sciaridae and Phoridae, part of the GBOL III: Dark Taxa project. Details here: .

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    Dec 15
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    A local speciality from the High Weald woodlands, the rare conopid (bee-grabber or thick-headed fly) Conops vesicularis

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    Dec 15
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    And an old favourite from coastal dunes on Scilly and the Channel Islands, the amazing silver-haired male of the stiletto fly Acrosathe annulata

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    Dec 15
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    And the other large hoverflies from the genus Volucella - bombylans, inflata, inanis and pellucens

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    Dec 15
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    The summer-flying beefly Villa modesta from coastal dunes on Scilly

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    Dec 15
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    Here we have the largest British hoverfly Volucella zonaria (Hornet Hoverfly) and the largest British fly overall, Tipula maxima (Giant Cranefly)

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    Dec 15

    Really nice coverage of the problems associated with insect decline. Very worth a listen.

    - Can I save the insects? - BBC Sounds listen to myself, and others ( and a mention of the ) talk about insects and why we need them on the World Service
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    Dec 15
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    Yes!!! Who doesn’t like a fly with bat (or a kitty face) on its thorax. I spotted one in my yard here in Oregon this summer. Thanks to for the ID

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    Dec 15
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    Here’s some from our garden in Norfolk this summer.

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    Dec 15
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    Here's one of my favourites Myathropa florea hover

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    Dec 15

    The popular has prompted me to try for underrated flies, using ! I’ll start w/ my 2019 joint favourites: a hover-fly (Helophilus sp.) & a horse-fly (Tabanus sp.).

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  18. Dec 15

    - Can I save the insects? - BBC Sounds listen to myself, and others ( and a mention of the ) talk about insects and why we need them on the World Service

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    Dec 14
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    Jeff, check out some of the amazing Australian flies (esp calliphorids) here:

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    Dec 14

    Did you know that that are responsible for pollination of cocoa i.e. chocolate & many other food crops? Fascinating with the fantastic , full of facts on why they are important & how we can help prevent their decline.

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    Dec 15
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    ...and ‘hear’ it is 👍

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