Milichiidae (family)

1 Freeloader fly at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Milichiidae (family)	21 Apr 2019	KimPullen
	Milichiidae (family)	24 Mar 2019	TimL

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A similar sighting to 4202969, with Freeloader flies on the spider's prey (a bee). In the third and fourth images a fly was on one of the spider's pedipalps with the spider trying in vain to shake it off.

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KimPullen wrote:

22 Apr 2019

Fascinating series of shots!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107332 -35.274734
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
22 Mar 2019 12:13 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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