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 Strange transport...
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:36
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Who can help me to identify this insect but also the 'crabs' accompaigning ? Thanks in advance, Pierre (Pic taken in Belgium today) Pierre55 attached the following image:  [54.83Kb] Edited by Pierre55 on 12-08-2007 14:43 |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:39
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
HI, i think Stratiomidae family. and that smalls are pseudoscorpions. very interesting never something similar. how big was the fly or the pseudoscorpion? hope this helps you, cosmln |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:43
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
wow!!! amazing!! I saw many mites attached to a fly, but never so many pseudoscorpions!! This is a phoretic phenomenon. I think in Ulidiidae for the fly.  |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:47
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Thanks for your first comments  I forgot to mention the size (sorry : beginning in this forum) : about 5-6 mm for the big one and smaller for those pseudoscorpions. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:49
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Urophora sp. ?? Ulidiidae (the old Otidiidae) |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 12-08-2007 14:57
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9511 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Jorge is right Physiphora alceae, Ulidiidae, Ulidiinae Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 12-08-2007 15:19
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Thanks to all for your help If I understand, those pseudoscorpions are only using this fly as transport and not eating it ? If yes, I don't know if it is a good idea given there were to many pseudoscorpions and I'm afraid this poor insect was not able to fly any more...  Pierre |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-08-2007 18:00
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
The pseudoscorpions could belong to the Cheliferidae or Chernetidae family. |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 13-08-2007 20:47
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Jorge, I'm not sure : I found on the web that they belong to the Arachnida - Pseudoscorpionida - Garypidae. It seems to be a Garypus and I will call it Garypus sp. given they are many kinds of Garypus  Is there someone to confirm ? Pierre Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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