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Attack of the
Phorids Three
short video clips show phorid flies as they emerge from eggs, take flight and
launch attacks on red imported fire ants. Soon after a female fly stings an ant
and inserts an egg, the ant's head falls off and a fly larva emerges from the
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- "Flight check": Newly emerged
fly prepares to take off and search for a mate (1 min. 29 sec.)
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- Adult phorid fly emerges from
one of a group of decapitated fire ant heads that contain fly larvae (1 min. 36
sec.)
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- Phorid flies attack fire
antsand are attacked by doomed ants (1 min. 19 sec.)
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Links:
News (May 19,
2004) Magazine
(February 2003) Video news release
(1999)
Want to learn more? Visit
the ARS Areawide Fire Ant
Suppression website. |
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