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 Strange behaviour - Empid
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| Asilus |
Posted on 22-07-2010 08:22
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 65 Joined: 14.09.05 |
This empid fly was sitting "eating" on an apple. From time to time it lay some of its "food" on top of its scutum. Is this a normal behaviour for an empid? Can anyone explain what this fly is doing?
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-07-2010 08:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I have not seen or heared anything like this before. I know some flies get stuck with pollinaria or orchids and those may bother them. In that case they may try to rub them off. Still, if you saw it add pollen to the load on its thorax, well...
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