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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Root-Maggot Flies (Anthomyiidae)
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Fly Blowing
Copyright © 2007 Mardon Erbland

Fly Blowing "Bubble"?
48.163552N 53.966826W (WGS84), Clarenville, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
September 19, 2007
Size: 8mm body length
What is the "bubble" that this fly is blowing? When my flash went off, the fly immediately burst the bubble. It looked through the lens as though it went back into his mouth. What is this all about? An ID on the fly would be great too. Thanks.

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 21 September, 2007 - 8:09pm
Last updated 10 February, 2014 - 6:38pm

Moved
Moved from Muscoidea.
… John F. Carr, 10 February, 2014 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Probably Anthomyiidae
Probably Anthomyiidae
… John F. Carr, 10 November, 2012 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 10 April, 2009 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

Great picture!
I found this site which may shed light on this:

http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=16&thread_id=1016
… Anne Burton, 22 September, 2007 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

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