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 Doli and snail ... a strange behavior (for me)
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-11-2010 23:18
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
I found this strange behaviour (for me) in my pictures of July 17 2010, shot in Loire-atlantique, western France, in a meadow by a cloudy day. It seems that the fly (a Dolichopodidae ?) was interested by the snail, came softly towards it and then fed on its "dribble". is it usual behaviour for flies or Dolichopodidae ? pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [75.17Kb] |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-11-2010 23:19
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-11-2010 23:19
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-11-2010 23:20
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-11-2010 23:21
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 11-11-2010 08:09
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1687 Joined: 17.08.06 |
Sometimes Poecilobothrus lick aphid honeydew; here they taste snail slime.
Igor Grichanov |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 11-11-2010 13:24
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many thanks Igor !!  |
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but don't see the image in the post.