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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 21-09-2019 17:28
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1151 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello, is species ID of this larva possible? It looks like Microdon analis in the gallery. Yesterday I found it under decaying wood together with some fleeing ants in Saxony in Germany. How do these flat larvae capture their pray? They do not look very mobile. Do they wait until an ant larva appears near their mouth parts? Thanks, Marion Marion Friedrich attached the following image:  [205.9Kb] |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 21-09-2019 17:29
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1151 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 21-09-2019 17:30
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1151 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Jan Maca |
Posted on 21-09-2019 17:53
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Member Location: Posts: 1204 Joined: 25.03.10 |
How do these flat larvae capture their pray? See the interesting article by B. Barr, 1995 in Dipterists Digest (2nd Ser.) 2: 21-36. |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 22-09-2019 20:48
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1151 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you for the literature source, Jan. Marion |
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