Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...
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Kim Taylor / Bachacs / Leafcutter ants {Atta cephalotes} carrying sections of Cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. Trinidad, W...
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group workers carrying leaf segments, note minim riding on leaf as protection against parasitic flies, rainforest, Costa Rica
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Konrad Wothe / Leafcutter Ant (Attini sp) carrying leaf piece back to nest with smaller ant riding on leaf, small ant defends larger worker from parasitic flies, Honduras
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Konrad Wothe / Fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) Bavaria, Germany. June.
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Philippe Clement / Parasite fly / tachinid fly (Tachina fera) feeding on nectar from Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in summer, France. August.
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Parasitic fly (Raymondia sp.) on fur of Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mossambicus) from Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Parasitic fly (Raymondia sp.) on the wing membrane of the Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mossambicus) from Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Bernard Castelein / Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata), KLein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. June
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Rod Williams / Ladybird fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) a rare / localised species Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May.
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Andy Sands / Tachnid fly (Phasia hemiptera) male, the female lays its eggs directly onto Forest Bugs and Green Shield Bugs where the larvae live as parasites, Hertfordshire, England, August
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Andy Sands / Tachnid fly (Phasia hemiptera) male, the female lays its eggs directly onto Forest Bugs and Green Shield Bugs where the larvae live as parasites, Hertfordshire, England, August