{"id":1573,"date":"2011-08-16T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2011-08-15T23:52:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T03:52:19","slug":"tuesday-tunes-all-around-me-flyleaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/16\/tuesday-tunes-all-around-me-flyleaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tunes &#8211; All Around Me &#8211; Flyleaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-951\" title=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a>A simple association for this Tuesday&#8217;s tune, and a reminder that flies are pretty ubiquitous, and can be found all around you! Take for example, this midge (Chironomidae: Chironominae) resting on a leaf at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbg.ca\/Page.aspx?pid=193\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Botanical Gardens<\/a> in Hamilton, Ontario:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chironominae-on-Leaf20110525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1574\" title=\"Chironominae on Leaf\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chironominae-on-Leaf20110525.jpg\" alt=\"Midge on leaf with flowers Chironomidae Chironominae\" width=\"431\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chironominae-on-Leaf20110525.jpg 431w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chironominae-on-Leaf20110525-331x500.jpg 331w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chironominae-on-Leaf20110525-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I visited the gardens with other things in mind, but seeing this large midge just hanging out, I couldn&#8217;t resist a shot or two!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xN0FFK8JSYE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Short and sweet this week, but stay tuned later this week as I hope to get back to a more frequent blogging schedule!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This song is available on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/all-around-me\/id267078690?i=267078746&#038;uo=4\" target=\"itunes_store\">All Around Me &#8211; Flyleaf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>P.S. &#8211; Midges are a pain to identify, especially from photos! If anyone has tips on their identification or a further guess on what genus this might be, I&#8217;d love to hear about it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple association for this Tuesday&#8217;s tune, and a reminder that flies are pretty ubiquitous, and can be found all around you! 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