Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 01-05-2006 18:03
#1
Hello Insektforum,
Last weekend I saw Tipula oleraceae with big orange parasite on it's back
Any idee what kind of parasite's this are? :o
http://forum.waarneming.nl/forum/index.php?showtopic=6277
greeting, Robert Heemskerk
Posted by paqui on 15-09-2009 21:28
#2
they are acari; some are terrestrials, but others like Hydrachna are acquatic and attach themselves to emerging Diptera (with immature aquatic stages) (so cruel) :(