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 Musca autumnalis (male) with alien passenger
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| skrylten |
Posted on 09-03-2013 13:54
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1505 Joined: 03.10.11 |
2012-08-14, Degeberga Sweden
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| skrylten |
Posted on 09-03-2013 13:59
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1505 Joined: 03.10.11 |
When I pinned the M autumnalis, this strange creature fell off. Its about 0,4-0,5 mm ( the micropin is 0,1 mm) Its hard as a beetle, protected by a "shell". 4 pair of legs (weak ?). Doesn´t look very mobile. Any idea what it is ? Is it associated with the fly or was it there by coincidence ? skrylten attached the following image:  [81.15Kb] |
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| skrylten |
Posted on 09-03-2013 13:59
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I think this is heads on ...
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| John Carr |
Posted on 09-03-2013 15:01
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10635 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Many species of mites attach to flies, usually as parasites. Pseudoscorpions attach to flies because they have no wings of their own. I don't know of any other arachnids commonly on flies. |
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