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Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-10-2007 02:49

Hello!

There were many of them running at tree trunks yesterday afternoon (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Length about 2 mm. Can more be said about it than just Medetera sp.? Thanks in advance!

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Edited by Juergen Peters on 04-10-2007 02:50

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 04-10-2007 07:44

M. near jacula as the most of the last month Medetera posts.
See paper by Vikhrev in Articles section.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-10-2007 15:24

Hello, Igor!

Igor Grichanov wrote:
M. near jacula as the most of the last month Medetera posts.
See paper by Vikhrev in Articles section.

Thanks, I will have a look at it!

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 04-10-2007 21:20

Very interesting! I have seen Medetera (most likely (near) this species according to I. Grichanov) here also numerously on tree trunks in the last days, even at night in garden. One behaviour I found remarkeable: when sitting head up at the tree, they tend to lean from left to right and back when disturbed slightly. Looks like they were dancing...

Hi Juergen.
You can find that all Medetera acting like this are males. The sense of such acting is to find siluet of another Medetera on the tree.
Nikita