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fly eating a springtail
Toby
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Posted on 13-07-2007 00:15
Springtail is about 2-3mm. These flies were on a bench in SW London all facing the same way. The unlucky springtail came too close and I saw the fly pounce:

www.pbase.com/racketman/image/82130837.jpg

not a vg above shot but might help nail ID?

www.pbase.com/racketman/image/82130839.jpg
 
jorgemotalmeida
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Posted on 13-07-2007 00:24
Dolichopodidae - The collembolan seems to be Tomoceridae??
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/superegnum
Jan Willem
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Posted on 13-07-2007 07:30
The dolochopodid looks like Medetera sp.

Jan Willem
 
Nikita Vikhrev
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Posted on 13-07-2007 08:35
Medetera looks M.jacula or M.truncorum.
Collembola - Entomobryidae.
Nikita
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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