Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ariasella lusitanica, Hybotidae

Posted by Rui Andrade on 11-03-2008 23:44
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jorgemotalmeida wrote:
You are so near from the local. Lucky you! :P
Vestigial wings: it can be explained according to the ecology of these flies. As they were adapted to the ground life, the ascendents of these flies take off the wings as they were not so used. remember that evolution don't pursue an objectif.


I asked that because the females don't have wings. If the females don't have wings, why do the males?