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Tiny flies Gathering_2008
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Tiny flies Gathering_2008
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Old Sugarlands Trail, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: 2-3mm +/-
Can these flies scavenging this beetle be ID'd?
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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 15 August, 2008 - 9:45pm
Last updated 21 February, 2009 - 11:18am

Location
This one too.
… Mike Boone, 20 February, 2009 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Trail near the visitor center
The first trail we walked.

Is this sufficient? Is it okay to put the details here, or should I add it into the location above?
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 20 February, 2009 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Scuttle flies.
Family is Phoridae. Some species oviposit in freshly-dead insect carcasses. I have had beetles on the mounting board infested with them! Ick:-p
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 August, 2008 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Another ick...
...this is the carcass I pointed out to you. One of us picked it up, and I don't believe it was me :O
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 16 August, 2008 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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