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Fly with fungus
Copyright © 2008 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Fly with fungus
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 20, 2008
Size: 8mm approx
First time I've found one of these. Looked quite normal from a distance, but not moving when I turned the leaf was a dead giveaway. On Willow.
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 20 June, 2008 - 2:46pm
Last updated 20 December, 2017 - 6:18am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Fungus-ridden Flies.
… John F. Carr, 20 December, 2017 - 6:18am

Very cool, Hannah
Just came across this, and the fly caught my eye - it looks a lot like one I found that was also infected with a fungus:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/777961

Perhaps this species of fly is more vulnerable to infection for some reason, or just really common?
Thank you for sharing! Weird how the mouthparts end up getting "glued" to the substrate.
… John van der Linden, 2 February, 2014 - 1:22pm

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