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Empis sp.
Dance Fly
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Photographer: Gary McDonald
ID: 0000 0000 0708 0414 (2008-07-07)Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Mar 22, 2008
location
Aromas (San Benito County, California, US)family
Empididae
order
Diptera
class Insecta
habitat live oak/chaparralnotes ~5mm total length. According to Borror & DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects: 'Some species of Hilara & Empis that occur in the Northwest construct balloons, which they carry about as a means of attracting females. These balloons can be made of silk (spun from the basal segment of the front tarsi) or of a frothy material from the anus, & they usually contain prey.' cf. Empis sp. I omitted the cf. from the taxon field so that the photo can be found by searching on the scientific name.camera Nikon D200, 200mm f/4 AF Micro Nikkor
contributor's ID # PS Empidid 0021.jpg photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Dance Fly (photographer)
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