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Loire-atlantique, france, august 2008 17.
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Tachina grossa Smile
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Amost Jorge, but try Tachina grossa! GrinGrin
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i know. I mistaked, I realized immediately that was T. grossa, but this site is terribly unstable, so I last some time to fix it.
as you can see I fixed before you Pfft
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i know. I mistaked, I realized immediately that was T. grossa, but this site is terrible unstable, so I last some time to fix it.
 
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Here's some babies from the same species. Took 14 days in captivity for the female to start laying eggs! The eggs hatched in few minutes and the minute larvae remain flat on the substrate until they detect some movement, starting franticly wobbling around. A bit like howerfly larvae do.

..Eventually found some use for the dozen Macrothylacia rubi larvae I had in the stock. Wink Mean, I know. One larva died quite soon, others are still fine
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which is that substrate?
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Great photos - got any more? Grin Let us know about the progress of the larvae too - and take plenty of photos - this kind of thing is hardly ever documented Smile

BTW, the tactic of laying eggs that hatch immediately and then wait for a passing larva is fairly common in tachinids. They don't have a hard ovipositor so they have developed other ways to get the host and get inside. Even the species with an apparent ovipositor really only have a "piercing organ" - a hard, stabbing tool which makes a hole into which an egg is laid. Smile
 
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many thanks for the ID !!Smile


strange things thse larvae and strange habits !!
 
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