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#1 2008-05-22 20:28:38
- Judy Webb
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- Name: Judith Webb
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Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
My first effort at capturing a bit of fly behaviour.
This is a short clip of the small cranefly Lipsothrix nervosa doing 'bouncing' or 'press-ups'. This fly was reared from waterlogged dead wood and escaped as I was trying to empty the rearing pot. It settled under my pooter and started bouncing. It went on for quite a long time. Does anybody know, or does anybody have any ideas as to why some craneflies do this?
I'll post a rather better picture of this fly in the gallery
Last edited by Judy Webb (2008-05-23 15:44:51)
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#2 2008-05-23 00:12:33
- haematocephalus
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- Name: Martin Harvey
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
Judy,
Was really looking forward to the video, but on clicking "play" got a message that it is no longer available. Is this a YouTube glitch or can you re-post it?
Martin
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#3 2008-05-23 15:48:16
- Judy Webb
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
Sorry you cannot see it, Martin. When I log on it plays perfectly well for me. Anybody else having problems getting it to play?
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#4 2008-05-23 16:44:56
- Andy chick
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
Judy Webb wrote:
Sorry you cannot see it, Martin. When I log on it plays perfectly well for me. Anybody else having problems getting it to play?
i had a similar problem
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#5 2008-05-23 19:28:41
- Judy Webb
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- Name: Judith Webb
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
It might be fixed now, try again! Poor quality image but hope other people might be able to post better things using this method
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#7 2008-05-24 14:13:30
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
It worked OK for me Judy.
Stuart
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#8 2008-05-24 19:17:30
- Rainieria
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- Name: Darwyn Sumner
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Re: Behaviour of Diptera - bouncing cranefly
It didn't at first but it does now.
Reminds me of a famous cartoon,
Alf, Bill and Fred.
Darwyn Sumner
DF Bulletin Editor, Scheme Organiser: Stilt & Stalk Flies
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