Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Thursday 22 October 2015

fly blowing bubbles

What's this all about then?


2 comments:

  1. Perhaps this is Calliphora vomitoria? (Though I'm sure there are similar species which exhibit the same behaviour)

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  2. Thanks George - I'm pretty sure it was a Bluebottle. I've been looking on the internet and it would appear, as you say, that a number of different flies exhibit this behaviour but there doesn't seem to be a concensus as to what they are doing or why!

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