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Charlotte Alberts and Those Fascinating Assassin Flies
Oh, the common names that insects bear...murder hornets, killer bees, cow killers, biting...
An assassin fly sketched by UC Davis doctoral alumna Charlotte Herbert Alberts, who is both an entomologist and an artist. (Copyrighted image by Charlotte Alberts, used with permission)
A Good Morning for a Bee
It's a beautiful morning and life is good. A male leafcutter bee (genus Megachile) drops...
A male leafcutter bee lands on a spent flower. He is not alone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male leafcutter bee does not see the beaked, long-legged assassin bug stalking him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The bee spots danger, and in a second buzzes off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The predator wonders where his prey went. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The assassin bug looks everywhere but no meal in sight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Day that Mama Became a Wizard
Mortarboards are really "wizard hats." Just ask Griffin Alberts, 3, whose mother, Charlotte...
Meet Dr. Charlotte Herbert Alberts and her family: her husband George, and their children, Griffin, 3, and Marcy, 7 months.
An assassin or robber fly, the work of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.
For the Love of Robber Flies
Every April 30, UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts, celebrates World Robber Fly...
UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts with her husband, George, son Griffin, then 2.5, and Marcy, then a week old. (Image taken Oct. 28, 2022)
No 'Assassination' Today!
No assassinations today! But an "assassination attempt." There it was, a leafhopper assassin...
An assassin bug, Zelus renardii,waits to ambush prey on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A longhorned bee arrives for some nectar while the assassin bug watches in apparent anticipation. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The longhorned bee leaves only its shadow behind. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This assassin bug had more luck--or better ambushing skills. It nails a pest, a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
