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Small fly (?) on coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)
Copyright © 2010 John Callender

Small fly (?) on coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)
Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
October 9, 2010
Size: 4 mm
This small fly (I'm guessing) was perched atop an unopened bud of a male coyote brush flower (Baccharis pilularis). I'm curious as to the ID, and also what might be going on with that globe of clear liquid (it looks like) near the fly's mouth.

Thanks.
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Contributed by John Callender on 10 October, 2010 - 2:13am
Last updated 20 December, 2010 - 5:18pm

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 December, 2010 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Ephydridae
Is the family the fly belongs to....
And more about bubble blowing....
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=1016
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 20 December, 2010 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 October, 2010 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

Can't tell you the species...
...or why the bubble but I can point you to this forum thread which discusses several possibilities about these bubbles.

I have seen this several times also.
… Ron M., 10 October, 2010 - 4:40am login or register to post comments

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