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Getting ready for breakfast I don't know if this would be possible, but as I observed this scene it really looked like the fly was aiming for those little eggs... Ectophasia crassipenis,Ectophasia crassipennis,Europe,Geotagged,Portugal,Summer,eggs,fly,insect Click/tap to enlarge

Getting ready for breakfast

I don't know if this would be possible, but as I observed this scene it really looked like the fly was aiming for those little eggs...

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Could be -- I think they parasitize hemipteran eggs. This fly looks like its rubbing its legs together in anticipation. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Flavio's profile
      Flavio
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      "This fly looks like its rubbing its legs together in anticipation."
      That's exactly what I thought :-D       Posted 3 years ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Bwecfutht Posted 3 years ago

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The Ectophasia crassipenis

"Ectophasia crassipennis" is a species of 'parasitic flies' of the family Tachinidae, subfamily Phasiinae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Flavio
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Uploaded Mar 1, 2022. Captured Sep 7, 2021 08:32 in R. Dr. Evaristo Sousa Gago 2, 8150-107 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal.
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  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.