Well, this post will be late, but not as late as most. I have done much worse with posting in a timely fashion. Today I went into work and worked a bit on this slideshow presentation about bee flies. Very exciting stuff, because I am gaining more information about bee flies. For instance, the first bee flies were present over 140 million years ago. Bee flies are also extremely understudied, partially due to their parasitoid nature as larvae. After working on the slide show, I went to check on the paper and did a few adjustments, and I organized the Systropus. Just before lunch The Doc's Boss held a lab meeting which I attended. It was nice to hear what everyone else is working on. I even talked to one of his interns on our way there. Huzzah! Possible social interactions for me with someone who has similar interests!
After the meeting, I we went back to the lab where I tried to keep busy before I had to go to my meeting at State. I went through a couple of bee fly vials, looking for a specific kind of fly. Unsuccessful so far, but I have hope. I then caught the bus to State, Systropus and last year's fly in tow. My meeting was with Bug Man, he's one of the co-authors and also the photographer for the paper we're working on. He took a couple pictures The Doc and I wanted for the paper. He also told me how to tell the difference between the male and female Systropus. He also gave me the supplies to dissolve the abdomen so i can check out their genitalia. That is an adventure for technically today. And in other news I lost my bus pass and am pretty sad about that. Oh well, guess I get to go on an adventure tomorrow after worl.
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