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 Dioctria sp with Acarina
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 01-01-2008 19:52
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Pic taken on 13.07.2007. Is it possible to ID it and give some explanation about this egg ? Is it a parasite ? Or is she laying but I doubt... Thanks in advance 
Pierre55 attached the following image:  [126.92Kb] Edited by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 13:12 Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-01-2008 19:54
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It's an asilid - with a red parasitic mite attached ... not an egg  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-01-2008 19:54
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
acarina - the "red egg"  It is phoresy. ANd it is an asilid - the fly |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-01-2008 19:54
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
at the same time.  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-01-2008 19:55
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Dioctria sp. the asilid. ? |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 01-01-2008 20:01
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
A mite travelling by phoresy !? Didn't know about it... I well knew the phoresy with pseudoscorpions but not with mites : thanks for the information Thanks to both of you, Chris and Jorge
Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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