Gnats2meetu 17 March 2012 15:30:33

Interesting thanks for replies I've always wondered.

Gordon 17 March 2012 07:24:09

Are you sure about that Gunnar?????????

Gunnar M Kvifte 17 March 2012 03:53:37

According to wikipedia, the largest tipulids can get 64 mm long. I haven't found any primary source for this, but 64 is higher than 60.

jorgemotalmeida 16 March 2012 13:38:23

"The flies range from 9–60 mm in body length and the Neotropical species Gauromydas heros (Perty, 1833; Mydidae: Mydinae) is believed to be the largest known Diptera."

jorgemotalmeida 16 March 2012 13:37:36

Gauromydas heros is supposed to be the largest dipteran so far. Check tinyurl.com/85jvjze and here --> mydidae.tdvia.de.

Karol Ox 16 March 2012 11:40:04

Interesting

Gordon 16 March 2012 05:20:04

On the lighter side, I hope you have all seen this. http://www.bbc.co...t-17357560

Paul Beuk 15 March 2012 12:09:18

15 new threads per 24 hours per user...

Will van Niekerk 15 March 2012 12:04:24

What's the limit on main forum posts? Or do I just keep crashing it?

Will van Niekerk 15 March 2012 12:03:34

I seem to recall reading that tropical species of Mydidae are the largest of all flies... so probably not that.

Tony Irwin 15 March 2012 10:28:37

Pantophthalmidae? -Chris will enlighten us!

Gnats2meetu 15 March 2012 09:07:05

What's the largest fly in the world, I bet its an Asilid or something?

Paul Beuk 09 March 2012 16:16:46

Perhaps open the image in a file editor, 'save as' under the same name and try again. Often helps to cure resource fork problems in the image.

Gordon 09 March 2012 04:55:55

Changing file name got the 2nd image to load but the first image is still refusing, second file name is the same but with an 'a' at the end.

Gordon 09 March 2012 04:46:19

Second image is 188 kb, still no image ???

Gordon 09 March 2012 04:43:36

Posting an image jpg, 192 kb, nothing happens, what is the cause please, the image just isn't there.

Gordon 27 February 2012 13:26:17

No you are correct there, not a conicula, there is no 'u' in it. But at least you are at the correct end of the fly.

Gunnar M Kvifte 27 February 2012 04:22:58

It is most likely not a corniculum you spy at, which is a shame because cornicula can be very interesting-looking structures. They are sensory organs on the vertex of Clytocerus, Panimerus, Jungiella,

Gordon 26 February 2012 04:26:00

OK Jason, I spy with my imaginary eyepiece something beginning with "C".

Sara21392 18 February 2012 13:57:34

Hi shililauxaniid!