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 Empis with egg of parasite?
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 03-08-2009 19:20
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
From Jura (France), 24 July. It's Empis I guess. But what really baffles me is the orange 'thing' attached to the fly! Probably an egg?! But of what? This egg is HUGE compared to its host. The resulting parasite cannot be very big, so maybe mom wasn't so smart?? Tachindae? Any info welcome! Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [97.22Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 03-08-2009 19:20 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-08-2009 19:43
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Acarina. it is an acari.  |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 03-08-2009 20:14
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
That's a mite? Do they lay such huge eggs relative to their prey?
Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| igor |
Posted on 03-08-2009 20:37
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Member Location: Posts: 325 Joined: 23.11.06 |
Hi, This is Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Mg. with a parasite mite (red mite), no eggs in this case. Best regards, Igor Shamshev |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 03-08-2009 20:49
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Hi! these kind of mites, some Prostigmata families, incl. Erythraeidae, which is most likely here, begin their lifes as eggs, than they are in larval stadium, than they are called nymphs (also different nymph stadiums are known) and than they become adults. This is a larva. |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 03-08-2009 20:58
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Thanks all for the info!
Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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