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Fly with mantid-like pair of legs --> Platypalpus sp.
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Posted on 17-05-2017 21:11
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Hi there,

found this specimen in the office and took some pictures, more can be provided if required.

Found in May in the city of Vienna (Austria). Length with wings approx. 7-8 mm.

I am not even sure which family it belongs to.

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Lorin
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Platypalpus sp Hybotidae

https://diptera.i...to_id=5093 [example of how it uses its legs for grasping prey]
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Thanks a lot Roger,
also for the interesting link.

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Lorin
 
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indeed, they like Drosophila :-)
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