Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-06-2005 20:47
#1
...is very widespread among syrphids. But this
Temnostoma bombylans I photographed today still went beyond: when I came near, it used its darker forelegs to mimic the (moving) antennae of a wasp! Such behaviour I knew from some jumping spiders (Salticidae), but not from a fly.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-06-2005 19:36
#3
Hello, Paul!
Paul Beuk wrote:
Temnostoma vespiforme can do exactly the same. Very impressive!
Just that one amazed me today! When I wanted to photograph the face of this "wasp" for easier identification, I looked through my camera - into two big dipteran eyes... :-)
Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-06-2005 22:36
#4
Well, you got my point even before I made it! :D