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 Fat tachinid from SA - Leschenaultia sp. ?
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-07-2009 22:04
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi This photo is from South America. It was taken by A. Lopes. Could this beast be a Leschenaultia sp. ?  http://www.flickr...hotos/acbc Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-07-2009 20:11 |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 12-07-2009 23:03
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
This fly is so cool that I wouldn't even mind if it parasitised humans!
Edited by pwalter on 12-07-2009 23:03 |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 12-07-2009 23:11
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
 Would almost cuddle it... Joke |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 12-07-2009 23:20
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
pwalter wrote: This fly is so cool that I wouldn't even mind if it parasitised humans! The fly is realy very cool but, as I saw recently a larva of Papilio machaon being completely eviscerated by tachinid larvae, I must disagree  . |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-07-2009 08:38
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
you don't care if an oestrid larvae would parasite you...  |
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