Milichiidae (family)
Freeloader fly at Hackett, ACT
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| Milichiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Mar 2019 | |
| Milichiidae (family) | TimL | 24 Mar 2019 |
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A follow-up sighting to 4202969. The Garden Orb Weaver spider was wrapping up prey whilst the flies burrowed into the silk wrapping. The first image shows a fly sitting on the prey blowing a bubble of stomach contents whilst another fly presumably lays eggs on the silk wrapped prey. The final image shows the fly starting to exit the wrapping. This fly was observed entering the wrapping and then emerging 2 1/2 minutes later. This behaviour has been observed before with this particular spider and this type of fly so presumably it's quite common behaviour.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107513-35.274729
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2019 12:08 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Milichiidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Milichiidae (family) Scientific name
- Freeloader fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 784.8m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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