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Posted By: eaglem, 03-23-2012, 05:59 PM

of the fly being on the leaf!



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Good one! Any idea if that is excrement or eggs?! My guess is that it is the former.
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This may be the first fly poop picture on PF
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You sure caught him in the act

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Haha yeah, great capture!
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Is that a real fly? It looks like it has a metal butt, even looks like a screw there on the upper edge
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QuoteOriginally posted by mccarvindh Quote
Good one! Any idea if that is excrement or eggs?! My guess is that it is the former.
I think it's the stains of the saliva they spit out to digest things and then suck it back up!

QuoteOriginally posted by Bob Harris Quote
This may be the first fly poop picture on PF
Possibly but I'm not sure.

QuoteOriginally posted by Bruce Clark Quote
You sure caught him in the act
Just a matter of timing.

QuoteOriginally posted by Na Horuk Quote
Haha yeah, great capture!
Thanks

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Is that a real fly? It looks like it has a metal butt, even looks like a screw there on the upper edge
We get a variety of metalic coloured flies here.

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