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🌿 Our SuperSanctuary of protected lands encompasses more than 26,000 acres, and it’s brimming with biodiversity — from snakes to slime molds, moose to moss. We’re using iNaturalist to document as many of these species as possible, highlighting one especially interesting observation each month from our ongoing Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary project. 🐝 For May, we bring you globetails — charismatic little wasp mimics named for the large, globular reproductive organs at the tips of their abdomens. These important pollinators are a type of hoverfly, capable of flying completely still as they scan their surroundings. Several species will also land on humans to collect salt from our sweat! Though they resemble wasps (and will even pretend to sting when provoked), they are completely harmless. @slamonde spotted this colorful globetail hovering in the Harris Center meadow. 🔎 What will YOU discover? To learn more and add your own observations, visit harriscenter.org/inaturalist. 📸: Steven Lamonde #SuperSanctuary #Biodiversity #MonadnockRegion #CommunityScience #iNaturalist #Hoverflies #Globetails #MeadowLife #NotWasps (fb)