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Posted on 27-07-2014 22:38
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 Interested to know why this pregnant fly was passing a droplet every 30secs or so from its abdomen.

Richmond Park, London on railings

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IMG_0753 fly exuding liquid from abdomen by tobyjug5, on Flickr
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 Haematobosca stimulans (Muscidae). Adult females feed on cattle blood. This individual may be getting rid of excess water and salts after extracting proteins from the blood for egg maturation.
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 Thanks for info
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