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 Gymnosoma but what they are doing ?
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| guenille |
Posted on 22-05-2008 09:50
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 Member Location: France Posts: 714 Joined: 22.06.07 |
Curious position for little Gymnosoma. Is it possible to go further ? (I know it is difficult) Thanks for help edith Near paris may21th, ~5mm guenille attached the following image:  [126.14Kb] |
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| guenille |
Posted on 22-05-2008 09:51
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Member Location: France Posts: 714 Joined: 22.06.07 |
another bad view
guenille attached the following image:  [102.45Kb] |
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| guenille |
Posted on 23-05-2008 08:11
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Member Location: France Posts: 714 Joined: 22.06.07 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-05-2008 09:52
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
The usual Gymnosoma rules apply, in that they are hard/impossible to identify to species from photos BUT my guess (and it really is a guess, with little confidence) is G. nudifrons, but it is just a guess based on running the top (male) through the Central European key.  And, what are they doing? They are training to join the circus as acrobats! 
Edited by ChrisR on 23-05-2008 09:59 |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 23-05-2008 10:53
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Could this be the male protecting the female from further male attention after mating with her? I know this occurs in some species, and I have seen a similar thing in Conopids. I have an article somewhere if I can fish it out.
Edited by Smoggycb on 23-05-2008 10:53 |
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| guenille |
Posted on 23-05-2008 13:42
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Member Location: France Posts: 714 Joined: 22.06.07 |
many thanks |
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