Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Doli and snail ... a strange behavior (for me)

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-11-2010 23:18
#1
I found this strange behaviour (for me) in my pictures of July 17 2010, shot in Loire-atlantique, western France, in a meadow by a cloudy day.

It seems that the fly (a Dolichopodidae ?) was interested by the snail, came softly towards it and then fed on its "dribble".

is it usual behaviour for flies or Dolichopodidae ?

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-11-2010 23:19
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second picture

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-11-2010 23:19
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3rd picture

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-11-2010 23:20
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picture 4

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-11-2010 23:21
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end - picture 5

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 11-11-2010 08:09
#6
Sometimes Poecilobothrus lick aphid honeydew; here they taste snail slime.

Posted by pat_der2003 on 11-11-2010 13:24
#7
Many thanks Igor !! Smile