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 Sciapus spec. + parasite
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 29-06-2009 18:23
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
hi flyforum, These flies got some parasite(?), from a distance it looks like if they give some lightning. Is this Sciapus spec. ? greeting Robert, Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [168.1Kb] Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 29-06-2009 18:28
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Learning to swim ? 
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| Stefan Naglis |
Posted on 29-06-2009 19:13
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Neurigona sp. female |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 29-06-2009 22:01
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Thank you Stephane and Stefan for your comment. So it's a Neurigona sp. female, learning to swim.. (in a forest) Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 29-06-2009 22:10
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More seriously, the "parasites" are mites, and not necessarly parasitic, but only phoretic.
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 29-06-2009 22:36
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That's nice to know, I didn't count on that.. thanks Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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but don't see the image in the post.