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Long Legged Fly

Dolichopidae

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Description:

Dolichopodidae give visual (as distinct from chemical or other) signals during courtship; many studies have been undertaken of this behavior.[2] The larvae occupy a wide range of habitats, both terrestrial and aquatic, and can be predators or scavengers.

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12 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

thanks,,

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Francis Quintana for liking replacing the same in front,

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Mayra,

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful picture!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Matthijs, natedicken & Leuba

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Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

great photos Sachin !

natedicken
natedicken 11 years ago

Nice shots!

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 years ago

very nice macro!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks S Frazier for id help

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

This is a "long-legged fly" Family Dolichopodidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichopodi...

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks a lot Nuwan for admiring,

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

great series! nice work Sachin..

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Sachin Zaveri

Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 15, 2012

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