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Sexually dimorphic flies (female MUCH bigger than male) - Phoridae?
Hannah Davis
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Posted on 25-02-2016 13:32
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Mating pair, very sexually dimorphic. Someone on Twitter suggested that they could be phorid flies - can anyone comment on that?

Location: forest on the edge of Berlin, Germany
Date: 24.02.2016

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Tony Irwin
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Yes. They are Phoridae. Don't think we'll be able to say much else at this magnification.
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Hannah Davis
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Posted on 26-02-2016 13:54
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Thanks Tony! Sorry about the image quality: flies wouldn't stay still, and my camera isn't great.
 
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