Thread subject: Diptera.info :: a rather strange behaviour in psocids
Posted by mwkozlowski on 09-10-2010 23:05
#1
One afternoon (Juli 7 this year, Beskid Mt,PL) I noticed some strange movement on a grass blade. Closer look revealed a procession of several psocopterans progressing quite eager on a blade. I collected all of them in a vial to make a photo at my place. When I opened the vial they were dispersed on the walls. But then I collected nearly all of them on a grass blade. They quickly found each other and at once formed a procession of four which I photograped. They are very characteristic and they look like nymphs. Do you know anybody who can put some light on this strange behaviour? (sp. ID, some suggestions about function of this procession)
Posted by mwkozlowski on 09-10-2010 23:06
#2
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Posted by Tony Irwin on 10-10-2010 19:42
#3
No idea!
Sadly, the co-ordinator of the British Psocoptera Recording Scheme, Bob Saville, has died. Keith Alexander is taking over running the scheme, but Bob's knowledge and enthusiam will be greatly missed.
Posted by mwkozlowski on 10-10-2010 21:01
#4
Is a very sad news, I was looking unsuccessfully for his web page....