Day Sixteen

Today I continued South America and I should finish the vial I'm on tomorrow!  The bee flies aren't terribly different but I don't like the guide needed to key them out.  The writer(s) use different names for things from they key I've been using, and not all the names they use to describe the flies are common (ex. they call the alula the squama [I think that's what they're referring to, 90% sure]). I am slowly getting the hang of it, I'm depending more on the descriptions of the genus/species than the key if I can narrow my options down.  I also have been sorting through bee flies that have already been identified for the collection.  There is a lot, the box that has the apolysis is ridiculously full, and I'm considering a second box to put them in.  There are also more geminaria added, they're probably my favorite genus.  They have a very unique eye and black markings on the area between the thorax and the abdomen, and they're pretty looking.  I also like the bombylius genus too, but mostly because they are fluffy.  In other news, I'm going to start looking up topics I can do talks on. I think I might do mimicry in insects or the significance of pollinating insects or the cycle of life in bee flies (if I can find enough info).  I'm kind of leaning towards mimicry, I find it fascinating.  In other news, I made a full meal tonight, and by that I mean vegetable, starch, and protein!  Steak in a bag, cous cous, and steamed spinach.  I over cooked the steak a little I think, I'm not too experienced in cooking steaks and I like my meat on the rarer side, but not rare enough where I get food poisoning and I don't know what to look for so I guess over is better than under.  Steak in a bag is pretty easy to make, since it cooks in a bag in the oven, and it is great on sandwiches too,  #Mealz4Dayz.  Well, that's all I have to say, I'm going to try to make rice krispy treats (hopefully they won't come out too bad).