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small fly that was attached to a green lacewing
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

small fly that was attached to a green lacewing
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
July 3, 2007
Size: ~1.5mm

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Green Lacewing with a phorid fly attached - Chrysopa chi small fly that was attached to a green lacewing
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Contributed by tom murray on 9 July, 2007 - 6:01pm
Last updated 9 July, 2007 - 9:24pm

Interesting
I didn't know that biting midges bit other insects. Maybe if I looked hard enough, there might have been a mite on the fly:-)
… tom murray, 9 July, 2007 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

An insectivorous...
Biting midge (Ceratopogonidae). Some females of these tiny Nematocerans are haemolymph-sucking rather than blood-sucking. This reminds me of Jonathan Swift's statemant that "fleas have smaller fleas on themselves" and so on.
… Richard Vernier, 9 July, 2007 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

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