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 Fly bubble blowing
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-11-2008 09:37
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks for that Paul, I didn't expect an ID from that photo, so thats a bonus.. . I'll have to post a few more here.Regards Roger. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-11-2008 09:47
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another one. An ID would be nice.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [107.65Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 12:46 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-11-2008 09:48
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
another one. An ID would be nice.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [122.29Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 12:49 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-11-2008 09:49
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
another ID would be nice.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [110.56Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-11-2008 15:46 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-11-2008 15:47
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another....ID would be nice
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-11-2008 15:49
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another ...ID would be nice
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-11-2008 15:50
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another...
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-11-2008 16:09
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another...Anthomyiidae sp. looking very blue.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 21-11-2008 06:27
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another one making a poor job of blowing a bubble.
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| lagura |
Posted on 22-11-2008 23:19
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 Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08 |
A Calliphora blowing a big red bubble. Red wine with the food? 
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 23-11-2008 10:29
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A male of Terellia florescentiae L. (Tephritidae, ruficauda aggr.)
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 23-11-2008 10:38 Val |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 26-11-2008 10:08
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
I think this one has been on the Guinness. Wasn't yours was it Paul 
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 26-11-2008 10:16
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 2390 Joined: 05.01.06 |
dark Curaçao blue please
dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-12-2008 01:27
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Another from my garden
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 08-12-2008 01:54
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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. .Not been altered. Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [75.11Kb] |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-12-2008 21:33
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13982 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Most of the Hylemya vagans/nigrimana were digesting apple juice today. 
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [39.3Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 16-12-2008 01:04
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 16-12-2008 01:26
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13982 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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...) Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [58.34Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2008 01:27 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 30-12-2008 02:22
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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.
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 22-02-2009 11:08
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
 Mesembrina meridiana bubbleblowing. You can see the meadow and sky reflecting in the bubble (no PS) Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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