This ephydrid was tasting a collembolan, but it seems he thought it was still "green":)
YouTube Video
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-04-2010 19:14
#4
A fantastic video, Andrade! Well done. An ephydrid licking a collembolan (Sminthurus cf. viridis)
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2010 12:23
Posted by Rui Andrade on 16-04-2010 19:20
#5
Thanks Jorge. And thanks as well for the collembolan identification!:D
Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-04-2010 22:16
#6
Hydrellia, probably maura or griseola . They are predatory, and this one may have been wondering whether Collembola are good to eat - evidently not! Perhaps the bristles were putting it off?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 16-04-2010 22:38
#7
Thank you Tony! Maybe collembola are not good for ephydrids, but for dolichopodids they are a treat. Either that, or the collembolan above was "green", and the one the doli caught was ripe lol;)