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Phalacrotophora epeirae
Copyright © 2010 John R. Maxwell

Phalacrotophora epeirae
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
November 15, 2009 12:53 pm
First fly
Note how fat its abdomen is, and how long its wings are.

I assume that fluid was pumped from the abdomen to inflate the wings, and then later pulled back to reduce the weight in the now hardened structures. Maybe?!

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 11 July, 2010 - 4:55pm

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