tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post2434329599232372069..comments2024-03-28T19:20:34.862+10:00Comments on BunyipCo: An Unexpected DiscoveryMr. Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01081316465993172523noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-75369837796113439932015-02-19T11:56:26.162+10:002015-02-19T11:56:26.162+10:00Yes, I believe it is a pupa, still unhardened, so ...Yes, I believe it is a pupa, still unhardened, so probably aborted by one of the near-term females. It is not Ascodipteron, which is a bat ectoparasite, family Streblidae.Gettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695138030961872723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-70817844251106190962014-08-26T23:21:38.919+10:002014-08-26T23:21:38.919+10:00I think the proper term would be Ascodipteron.I think the proper term would be Ascodipteron.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823718296389814511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-42335752788049023172013-04-24T18:38:35.694+10:002013-04-24T18:38:35.694+10:00It is a pupa of louse fly, Hippoboscidae. Larva de...It is a pupa of louse fly, Hippoboscidae. Larva develops in females abdomen and when fully grown is extruded by female. Subsequently pupation takes place in the puparium. On the second photo it is in fact posterior part with posterior spiracles, not front view.Andrzej Grzywaczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909537359066867673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-66370286504654126062012-08-24T16:40:46.466+10:002012-08-24T16:40:46.466+10:00The botanists say it's "not of of theirs&...The botanists say it's "not of of theirs". So it must be some sort of parasite.<br />DMr. Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081316465993172523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-66560968690146880422012-08-13T00:39:44.456+10:002012-08-13T00:39:44.456+10:00Hard to guess with no idea of the size, but Heathe...Hard to guess with no idea of the size, but Heather's guess is maybe an elaisome.<br /><br />Could be an infective stage of some wormy thing too.HomeBugGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845748276844681280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-13502332950982282082012-08-07T09:03:03.970+10:002012-08-07T09:03:03.970+10:00Thanks Chris
I'll put it to the botanists.
DThanks Chris<br /><br />I'll put it to the botanists.<br />DMr. Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081316465993172523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-27794177763588571362012-08-07T09:02:47.420+10:002012-08-07T09:02:47.420+10:00Thanks Chris
I'll put it to the botanists.
DThanks Chris<br /><br />I'll put it to the botanists.<br />DMr. Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081316465993172523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-17414103604844041362012-08-07T04:46:12.225+10:002012-08-07T04:46:12.225+10:00My guess on the mystery object is that it is a see...My guess on the mystery object is that it is a seed (maybe from a mistletoe). Unfortunately, being Canadian, I'm not familiar with the flora of Australia so can't help any further.<br /><br />Maybe someone here http://www.anbg.gov.au/mistletoe/ can help?Chris Borkenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693244616291609597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-90141359857274552672012-08-04T16:10:58.085+10:002012-08-04T16:10:58.085+10:00No idea what that is, but I'm looking forward ...No idea what that is, but I'm looking forward to finding out.<br /><br />Eleven millimetres is a darned big fly for a small dove. And the hippoboscids on brush turkeys are so large that it's no wonder the birds are preening all the time. (And that they don't fly very well!)<br /><br />I've been (momentarily) mistaken for a host by the small louse flies that infest the pademelons. Next time that happens, I will try to catch one for photographs.Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604178870636686801.post-23826827934648611642012-08-01T16:35:56.363+10:002012-08-01T16:35:56.363+10:00I remember seeing "louse flies" on many ...I remember seeing "louse flies" on many small birds which my father would band as a volunteer CSIRO "Bird Bander".<br />Always gave me the "creeps" as they were very fast moving and resistant to squashing.<br />They could hide amongst feathers very easily.<br />We sometimes found "maggots" buried partially under the skin, especially of nestlings and juvenile birds.<br />I have never seen a free-standing larva such as yours appears to be.<br />Interesting specimen.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com