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Tipula oleraceae with parasite
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Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 01-05-2006 18:03
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Hello Insektforum, Last weekend I saw Tipula oleraceae with big orange parasite on it's back Any idee what kind of parasite's this are? http://forum.waarneming.nl/forum/index.php?showtopic=6277 greeting, Robert Heemskerk |
paqui |
Posted on 15-09-2009 21:28
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Member Location: Valencia (spain) Posts: 816 Joined: 02.09.05 |
they are acari; some are terrestrials, but others like Hydrachna are acquatic and attach themselves to emerging Diptera (with immature aquatic stages) (so cruel) |
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