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Living from rotten wood

Rotten wood beetles

Rotten wood flies

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Fly couples – Dance flies

When dance flies mate, the male usually presents a gift to the female, representing a preyed animal. The female then feeds on it during the mating.

Empis-tesselata 29.05.10-50846-40d — Empis tesselata imago ♀♂ Sternenberg im ehem. Truppenübungsplatz Münsinger Hardt / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 29/05/2010

Empis-tesselata 29.05.10-50848-40d — Empis tesselata imago ♀♂ Sternenberg im ehem. Truppenübungsplatz Münsinger Hardt / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 29/05/2010

Empis-tesselata 29.05.10-50851-40d — Empis tesselata imago ♀♂ Sternenberg im ehem. Truppenübungsplatz Münsinger Hardt / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 29/05/2010

Empis-tesselata 24.05.09-28985-40d — Empis tesselata imago ♀♂ Fehlatal b. Gammertingen / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 24/05/2009

Empis-tesselata 24.05.09-28987-40d — Empis tesselata imago ♀♂ Fehlatal b. Gammertingen / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 24/05/2009

Empidoidea-u-3 22.07.07-61023 — Empidoidea (3), unclassified imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 22/07/2007

Empis-sp 06.05.06-16072 — Empis sp. imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon / Eglharting, Germany, 06/05/2006

Empis-livida 15.06.06-28367 — Empis livida imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/06/2006

Empis-livida 15.06.06-28361 — Empis livida imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/06/2006

Empis-livida 15.06.06-28356 — Empis livida imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/06/2006