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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:08
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Pic taken on 07.07.2007 in Belgium. Thanks in advance for your help 
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Interesting photo - I think the 'food' is a long-dead fly killed by a fungus (it looks to have mould on it and it is sitting in a characteristic way). The 'predator' is probably just tasting it and laping up any fluids coming off the carrion. |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:22
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
I think it too... I have a lot of photo's of Syrphidae killed by a fungus and strange is the fact that they all are on the same plant (and though they are many same plant all around). And always in the same position, like here on the pic... Any idea of the name of the 'predator' ? Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:34
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9526 Joined: 24.05.05 |
May be prey was not in completely good health, but it is always the way of week organism in nature. I'd think that predator is predator OK, my test it may be Coenosia Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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