Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Diptera Mimicry

Posted by kyl on 03-02-2008 21:09
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When i saw the picture of Rhagoletis from afar, (or without glasses :P)it looks like a spider backwards.. The bold bands on the wings as the spider forelegs and the fly's head as the spider's abdomen....

What about Celyphidae? Does looking like a beetle confer any protection? And I believe their flight isnt that great either?as mentioned in the Threads.