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Interesting behavior
Stephen
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Posted on 02-02-2008 12:12
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Can someone tell me what is going on in this picture?

West Virginia USA, 3 July 2007. Meadows near woodlands.
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John Bratton
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It looks like an empid feeding on an ant.

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Hybotidae, Hybos or [i]Euhybos]/i]?
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Posted on 02-02-2008 22:02
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Hello,

John Bratton wrote:
It looks like an empid feeding on an ant.


You mean a flying ant in a swarm ?
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