Posted by Stephen on 04-11-2006 15:43
#1
This fly didn't stay posed for long, but I did get this one photo showing the fly with a "hitch-hiker." I did not notice the hitch-hiker at the time I took the photo.
I don't know if this looks right for a pseudoscorpion (all the images I can find show their dorsum) but I can't think of anything else this could be.
As for the fly, I think it is the same species I have posted before, which Andrzej was kind enough to identify as Scoliocentra helvola (with a note that taxonomic changes may be coming in and around this genus).
True that this is a pseudoscorpion?
Posted by Stephen on 04-11-2006 15:45
#2
A second view. The pseudoscorpion is that pinkish blob behind the rear leg on the left side.
Edited by Stephen on 04-11-2006 20:25
Posted by Tony Irwin on 04-11-2006 20:05
#3
Yes, it's a pseudoscorpion alright.
I won't even begin to put a name to it (recent experience with Nearctic identifications have made me wary! :p)
Posted by Stephen on 05-11-2006 11:31
#4
Thanks Tony! This was my first pseudoscorpion. Now to find another so I can photograph the other side!