Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Greasy specimens

Posted by ChrisR on 23-04-2011 10:43
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Grease does seem to be a problem with certain types of fly. I don't have many issues with tachinids but every pantophthalmid I take out of alcohol starts looking great and then in 1 week they look like I have dipped them in cooking oil :( My assumption has always been that it is the body fats leaking through the cuticle ... perhaps accentuated by their stay in alcohol?