Insects – Mating dance flies with a present – Gallery – Arthropoda

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Insects and their prey – Mating dance flies with a present

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-sp 06.05.06-16064 — Empis sp. imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon / Eglharting, Germany, 06/05/2006

Empis-sp 06.05.06-16070 — Empis sp. imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon / Eglharting, Germany, 06/05/2006

Empis-sp 06.05.06-16069 — Empis sp. imago ♀♂ Kirchseeon / Eglharting, Germany, 06/05/2006

Empididae-u-3 04.06.06-23095 — Empididae (3), not classified imago ♀♂ Leudelsbachtal bei Markgröningen, Germany, 04/06/2006

Empididae-u-3 04.06.06-23097 — Empididae (3), not classified imago ♀♂ Leudelsbachtal bei Markgröningen, Germany, 04/06/2006