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 tiny flies visiting Potentilla flowers
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| Sundew |
Posted on 18-09-2007 13:03
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hello, My camera almost reached its limits when I tried to photograph some tiny flies that are frequently seen in flowers of Potentilla (the yellow one is P. argentea, the white one a small shrub, P. fruticosa.) The flies need not necessarily belong to the same genus, but I suppose they share the family. Those on the yellow flowers were photographed on 17 July, those on the white ones are from 16 September, all in Berlin. The flies are not alone in their search for food. On the lower left, there is a still smaller insect (possibly a braconid wasp?), and on the upper right flower a small crab spider is waiting for the fly to approach. (It did not get it, however!) Who knows these small flower visitors? Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [191.86Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 18-09-2007 13:13
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
To the right are Hybotidae (Drapetini), to the left Chloropidae. With these low resolution images it will be hard to say much more.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-09-2007 13:33
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
and the spider is a Thomisid.  I'm not sure about the genus, it would need more resolution. (it can be Misumena or Thomisus) |
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