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tiny fly feeding off spider's prey - Cecidomyiidae
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 thank you Sir. Is this an unusual behaviour for Cecidomyiidae ?
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 Sivinski, John and Mark Stowe. 1980. A Kleptoparasitic Cecidomyiid and Other Flies Associated With Spiders. Psyche 87:337-348. doi:10.1155/1980/27685. https://www.hinda...27685/cta/
 
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