Dagger fly

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Published on Saturday, 23rd March 2019 at 9:37 PM

Dagger flies,
Empis tessellata
(04/2016 in Oberursel, Germany)

Only adult males are predatory on other insects. Before mating, the male catches a prey to present as a gift to the female. In this case, a robber fly. Only then the mating takes place.

Species in this post: Dagger fly Empis tessellata
Topic: ➟ Insects

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This post is part of the artistic performance The Happening on Instagram.

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Creator of this post is Frederic Hilpert

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