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| athoskat |
Posted on 06-04-2007 02:30
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 Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
I have finally been able to post an image to share. I started hunting & stalking Diptera last year and it has proven to be challenging and rewarding. I hope to share many images. athoskat attached the following image:  [158.18Kb] Edited by athoskat on 06-04-2007 02:37 athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 06-04-2007 02:40
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
This specimen seems to have a growth or parasite on its eye?
athoskat attached the following image:  [172.85Kb] Edited by athoskat on 06-04-2007 02:54 athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 06-04-2007 03:23
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Yet another view of a specimen.
athoskat attached the following image:  [24.74Kb] athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-04-2007 08:46
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
athoskat wrote: This specimen seems to have a growth or parasite on its eye? Or is it cleaning its left eye with its left leg? Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 07-04-2007 01:33
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Here is another view showing the growth or parasite?
athoskat attached the following image:  [100.96Kb] Edited by athoskat on 07-04-2007 02:06 athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 07-04-2007 02:00
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Need help with sex and variety?
athoskat attached the following image:  [104.52Kb] athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 07-04-2007 07:12
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Another set of images showing what appears to be parasites?
athoskat attached the following image:  [134.79Kb] Edited by athoskat on 07-04-2007 07:16 athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| crex |
Posted on 07-04-2007 07:36
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
I wonder if the green ones are Lucilia sp (Calliphoridae), if those are residing in California!? The last one, another species it seems, where you mention parazite your arrow points toward the mouth parts (head turned around). |
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| athoskat |
Posted on 07-04-2007 09:01
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Crex actually the fly has pulled its right eye forward to expose the insides. I will prep an enlagement and post it later this weekend. Athoskat As promised here is an enlarged view of the parasite in the eye. athoskat attached the following image:  [59.32Kb] Edited by athoskat on 07-04-2007 11:42 athoskat@comcast.net http://www.carole...images.com http://www.athosi... http://athosimage...gspot.com/ http://urbanstree...gspot.com/ |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 07-04-2007 19:23
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Crex is right. Where you now point the 'Parasite' arrow are actually the mouthparts. They fly is cleaning its head and the head is turned upside -down.
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| athoskat |
Posted on 08-04-2007 00:50
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Member Location: California Posts: 17 Joined: 04.04.07 |
Paul, Crex I will have to take your word for it. I observed the subject position its leg on top of its eye and pull forward and down and it exposed what I captured. And the object labeled "parasite' moved a bit? Oh well I will just have to look some more for the same action and get a better record. Regards Athoskat 
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 08-04-2007 11:54
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Carole I think Crex is right that your green flies are Lucilia sp. I would guess maybe L sericata, which I think is pretty much world wide, and is certainly very at home in urban environments. Your specimen has 3 post sutural acrostical bristles, which is right for L sericata, but Lucilia are very difficult to separate. Susan |
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