Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly bubble blowing

Posted by Roger Thomason on 12-11-2008 09:37
#1
Thanks for that Paul, I didn't expect an ID from that photo, so thats a bonus..Smile. I'll have to post a few more here.
Regards Roger.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 12-11-2008 09:47
#2
Another one. An ID would be nice.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 12:46

Posted by Roger Thomason on 12-11-2008 09:48
#3
another one. An ID would be nice.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 12:49

Posted by Roger Thomason on 12-11-2008 09:49
#4
another ID would be nice.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 15:46

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 15:47
#5
Another....ID would be nice

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 15:49
#6
Another ...ID would be nice

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 15:50
#7
Another...

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 16:09
#8
Another...Anthomyiidae sp. looking very blue.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-11-2008 06:27
#9
Another one making a poor job of blowing a bubble.

Posted by lagura on 22-11-2008 23:19
#10
A Calliphora blowing a big red bubble. Red wine with the food? Grin

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 23-11-2008 10:29
#11
A male of Terellia florescentiae L. (Tephritidae, ruficauda aggr.)
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 23-11-2008 10:38

Posted by Roger Thomason on 26-11-2008 10:08
#12
I think this one has been on the Guinness. Wasn't yours was it Paul Wink

Posted by Andrzej on 26-11-2008 10:16
#13
dark Curaçao blue please Grin

Posted by Roger Thomason on 01-12-2008 01:27
#14
Another from my garden

Posted by Roger Thomason on 08-12-2008 01:54
#15
Well here's one for Andrzej who requested dark Curacao blue in post #113. I know it's a bit light, but
Bluebottles are lousy Cocktail Waiters. Wink.

Not been altered.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-12-2008 21:33
#16
Most of the Hylemya vagans/nigrimana were digesting apple juice today. Cool

Posted by Rui Andrade on 16-12-2008 01:04
#17
The first photo was taken at 15/04/2008 and shows a male Fannia canicularis bubble blowing at 8 pm during twilight in a flat. So, almost with no sunlight.
The second photo, taken today (15/12/2008), shows a Calliphora vicina bubble blowing at 10 am. The fly was basking in the sun and the temperature was around 10 ºC. Many flies, of different species, were doing this.

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Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2008 01:26
#18
Hello, Rui!

Many flies, of different species, were doing this.


Yes, even very small ones like this < 2 mm Madiza glabra (Milichiidae). But I have also noticed it on some small bees, especially those who collect nectar in the stomach like the Hylaeus below. (Edit: But this is a male, so it should not collect it for the larvae...)
Edited by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2008 01:27

Posted by Roger Thomason on 30-12-2008 02:22
#19
Found this little midge in the garden yesterday..first fly I've seen in weeks. Was in an awkward to get at spot so couldn't get a real close-up shot. Put it in the laptop to find it was blowing a bubble, very small.

Posted by LakeSide on 22-02-2009 11:08
#20
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Mesembrina meridiana bubbleblowing. You can see the meadow and sky reflecting in the bubble (no PS)