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Coenosia attenuata eating Sciaridae
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 It was sucking the internal juices of an smaller diptera ?. Around 6 mm. More pictures if needed.

Mediterranean coastal area, Granada, S Spain, March 10, 2012.

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 Coenosia (attenuata female?). The victim is a Sciarid.
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 Thanks once more time Stephen Smile
 
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 Yes, Coenosia attenuata.
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