Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid blowing red bubble
Posted by jck on 10-08-2023 18:44
#1
Can anyone ID this fly? Limnophora, maybe? Also, does anyone know why this bubble is bright red? Seen today - 10 August, 2023 - in Scotland.
James
Posted by jck on 10-08-2023 18:44
#2
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Posted by John Carr on 10-08-2023 21:37
#3
I don't have an answer to either question, but I am reminded of a story about a hive of honey bees in New York City who discovered a factory making maraschino cherries. They drank the red juice and came home to make red honey.
Posted by jck on 10-08-2023 22:28
#4
There is also a famous story about bees in France which produced honey of a variety of colours, much to everyone's consternation. It transpired that they were using the waste from the manufacture of M & Ms at a local factory. If you look it up online, there's a good photo of a multicolour honeycomb.
James
Edited by jck on 10-08-2023 22:29
Posted by jck on 17-09-2023 16:38
#5
Can anyone help further?
James
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 18-09-2023 21:20
#6
I'd say it is female of Hydrotaea
Posted by jck on 19-09-2023 09:24
#7
Thank you, Nikita.
James