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Bombylius major female dust collecting
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LordV |
Posted on 10-04-2011 09:07
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
Short animated GIF of a Bombylius major female dust collecting. I think I know this has something to do with camouflaging the eggs so they can be lauched near or in miner bee nests. Question though - is the female in the picture actually coating an egg or just collecting dirt to coat eggs with later ? Brian V. Edited by LordV on 10-04-2011 09:08 |
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pierred |
Posted on 11-04-2011 17:39
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1426 Joined: 21.04.05 |
I think this is the second option. The female collects dust to coat the future eggs.
Pierre Duhem |
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LordV |
Posted on 12-04-2011 08:10
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
pierred wrote: I think this is the second option. The female collects dust to coat the future eggs. Thanks for the info Pierre Brian v. |
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