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 Muscid blowing red bubble
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| jck |
Posted on 10-08-2023 18:44
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Can anyone ID this fly? Limnophora, maybe? Also, does anyone know why this bubble is bright red? Seen today - 10 August, 2023 - in Scotland. James jck attached the following image:  [163.14Kb] |
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| jck |
Posted on 10-08-2023 18:44
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| John Carr |
Posted on 10-08-2023 21:37
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I don't have an answer to either question, but I am reminded of a story about a hive of honey bees in New York City who discovered a factory making maraschino cherries. They drank the red juice and came home to make red honey. |
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| jck |
Posted on 10-08-2023 22:28
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There is also a famous story about bees in France which produced honey of a variety of colours, much to everyone's consternation. It transpired that they were using the waste from the manufacture of M & Ms at a local factory. If you look it up online, there's a good photo of a multicolour honeycomb. James Edited by jck on 10-08-2023 22:29 |
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| jck |
Posted on 17-09-2023 16:38
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Can anyone help further? James |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 18-09-2023 21:20
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I'd say it is female of Hydrotaea
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| jck |
Posted on 19-09-2023 09:24
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Thank you, Nikita. James |
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