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25-05-2009, 10:59 AM
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| | | Mating ritual of scorpion flies
The female is holding a nuptial gift in the form of a dead fly which has been given to her by the male ( larger gifts are preferred & result in more eggs being laid ). After accepting the gift copulation takes place & can last an hour or more, during which time the female feeds on the gift.
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25-05-2009, 11:33 AM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
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25-05-2009, 11:54 AM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
They're not scorpion flies; look like some sort of robber fly |
25-05-2009, 02:20 PM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
Think they might be Dance Flies. Check out this website - Janet (JRsBugs) gave me this link: Diptera.info - Photo Albums: Empididae
Empis tessellata looks close.
Bruce
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25-05-2009, 02:23 PM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
They are Empididae, looks like Empis opaca.
What a great capture! 
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25-05-2009, 02:24 PM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
Yes Bruce, I saw that pic of a female E. tessellata but I think that is wrong! |
25-05-2009, 03:01 PM
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| | | Re: Mating ritual of scorpion flies
I believe Janet to be correct in her ID, I photographed the same situation and though they are very similar i think the difference between opaca and tessellata is the leg colouring, i'm almost sure that tessellata has black legs.
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