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 Black "blood" on Scathophaga?
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 29-10-2006 21:40
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Hi, This Scatho was disturbed by me, eating one of the Sepsidae. His legs and abdomen are partly black. Is that just mud, scat or is it coming from the Sepsidae? Or maybe something else? Andr? Jas Edited by Andre Jas on 29-10-2006 21:43 |
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 29-10-2006 21:41
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 29-10-2006 21:57
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Hi Andre. Yes, it is Scothophaga stercoraria, the most easy character to be almost sure is blackish antennae. I doubt that prey is Sepsidae. In addition to fly (prey) itself, Sepsidae are smart beast, I don't know why, may be smell, but another predator flies never attack Sepsidae (in exgauster, for example). Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 29-10-2006 22:13
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Hi Nikita, Her's the prey, left alone after my disturbing. Andr |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 29-10-2006 23:13
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Than, sometimes they eat Sepsidae
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-10-2006 08:53
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LoL
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