Thread subject: Diptera.info :: a strange weapon used in combat by an unidentyfied brachyceran sp.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-10-2006 15:49
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Are we sure these are two males? I wonder whether these may be a male and female getting carried away in some pre-nuptial behaviour. Does each fly have a long proboscis, or does one fly have two very long palps? Why do some Phyllomyza males have very long palps, if not for this sort of fun? ;)