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 The fly and the Sceliphron
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| HDumas |
Posted on 01-08-2009 09:38
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Member Location: Southern France Posts: 189 Joined: 24.04.09 |
Hello, I was watching a Sceliphron caementarium building its nest, and a fly arrived and watched it with me  .It staid in the air, landed on my finger or on the wall just above the nest, but always facing the Sceliphron. Is there a relationship between them or is it just fortuitous? The fly (the little white thing in the corner  )in stationary flight, facing the Sceliphron: The fly on the wall, watching the nest from above:  Southern France; 28 VII 2009 Greetings from Provence |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 01-08-2009 11:06
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
THis seems to be a Miltogramminae fly (Sarcophagidae). Most likely it is a parasite of the wasp laying eggs into its chambers and outcompeting the wasp larvae.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| HDumas |
Posted on 02-08-2009 15:13
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Member Location: Southern France Posts: 189 Joined: 24.04.09 |
Thanks Gabor I still wonder how a fly manages to get out of the layers of dried and hard mud. Greetings from Provence |
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