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 Birth of a Medetera
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-05-2006 16:42
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Hi. Yesterday I brought some Medetera cocoons in to be photographed:  Note the long horns or breathing tubes typical for dolichopodid cocoons, and a single 'tooth' of the head for ripping through the flimsy cocoon these flies make. I put my camera down, refocused and saw some movement, weird ripples flowing through the pupa. Holy ... it's hatching! I barely had time to grab the camera and take some pics before the fly was out and running lightning-fast all over the microscope  The total time from first strong contractions to the fly running free must have been less than 20 seconds  I suspect the fly is Medetera pinicola but this awaits confirmation. Unfortunately I lost the pupal skin in the excitement 
Edited by Kahis on 23-05-2006 22:20 Kahis |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 22-05-2006 17:53
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9554 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Cool!
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-09-2007 22:44
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
cool? spectacular!  |
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