Feb 1, 2017
“Piaranthus geminatus and a visitor caught in the act”
The hoods can act as foot holds in this case that direct the positioning of the legs over a potential corpusculum location while allowing the head of the fly to be positioned over the nectar ducts.
Photograph and quote from: Maikel Gaitkoski
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