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 Strange parasite(?) on Thyreus sp.
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| Marc T |
Posted on 03-10-2011 10:04
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 Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Good morning together, found this strange parasitized(?) Thyreus cf histrionicus (thanks for validation/correction) on La Palma, Canary Island, Santo Domingo de la Garafia on August, 23rd, 2011 flying with its assumed host, Amegilla quadrifasciata. I don't have a clue, what's protruding between T 3 and 4. Anybody else any ideas??? The bee seemed to me to be "vital" like the other unharmed Thyreus-specimen flying around. Thanks lot, Marc Marc T attached the following image:  [82.08Kb] |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 03-10-2011 10:09
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 Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
maybe a nematod? |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 03-10-2011 10:23
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
or reproductive bodies of the flower?
cthirion |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 03-10-2011 10:26
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
I was thinking of a plant-part, but how would it make to come inbetween the terga? |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 03-10-2011 13:32
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I think it's not a part of flower and I guess that Marc is right, seems that is between of terga??!!!!! Anyway so strange to me.. I'm very curious!!!!  
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 03-10-2011 14:54
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Not sure that this appendix emerges from the terga! A photograph on side? cthirion |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 03-10-2011 15:16
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Looks like an anther stalk to me. Possibly the bee backed onto a stalk which came away when it flew off. In any case it's not a nematode or any other parasite.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 03-10-2011 16:04
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Sorry, I don't have a pic from the side, but I've attached the more detailled tergal margin of the same pic. For me it doesn't look like an external thing (although it might be easier to explain ;-)) What about a funghi? (I can't really imagine either, to be honest - it's strange somehow, isn't it?) |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 03-10-2011 16:06
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Sorry, can anybody tell me, how to attach a further pic? |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 03-10-2011 16:21
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Go to "REPLY", not to "quick reply"! The "reply" is beside of "new thread"! (under my comment, right side)
Edited by Sara21392 on 03-10-2011 16:23 Sincerely yours Sara |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 03-10-2011 16:36
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Thanks, Sara - here it comes!
Marc T attached the following image:  [61.53Kb] |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 04-10-2011 10:47
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
or a pistil  !Camille cthirion |
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