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Strange parasite(?) on Thyreus sp.
Marc T
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Good morning together,

found this strange parasitized(?) Thyreus cf histrionicus (thanks for validation/correction) on La Palma, Canary Island, Santo Domingo de la Garafia on August, 23rd, 2011 flying with its assumed host, Amegilla quadrifasciata.
I don't have a clue, what's protruding between T 3 and 4. Anybody else any ideas??? The bee seemed to me to be "vital" like the other unharmed Thyreus-specimen flying around.

Thanks lot,

Marc
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maybe a nematod?
 
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or reproductive bodies of the flower?
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I was thinking of a plant-part, but how would it make to come inbetween the terga?
 
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I think it's not a part of flower and I guess that Marc is right, seems that is between of terga??!!!!! Anyway so strange to me..
I'm very curious!!!! ShockSmile
Sincerely yours
Sara
 
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Not sure that this appendix emerges from the terga!
A photograph on side?
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Looks like an anther stalk to me. Possibly the bee backed onto a stalk which came away when it flew off. In any case it's not a nematode or any other parasite.
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Sorry, I don't have a pic from the side, but I've attached the more detailled tergal margin of the same pic. For me it doesn't look like an external thing (although it might be easier to explain ;-))
What about a funghi? (I can't really imagine either, to be honest - it's strange somehow, isn't it?)
 
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Sorry, can anybody tell me, how to attach a further pic?
 
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Go to "REPLY", not to "quick reply"!
The "reply" is beside of "new thread"! Smile (under my comment, right side)
Edited by Sara21392 on 03-10-2011 16:23
Sincerely yours
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Thanks, Sara - here it comes!
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or a pistil Wink!
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