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The antler fly breeds on discarded antlers of moose and other deer. [4] As adaptations to such a scarce and scattered resource, they have several unusual behaviour patterns. For one thing, the males are astonishingly bellicose; the specific epithet litigata reflects the fact — in context it means "aggressive", as in the English word "litigious".
It is hypothesized that antlers in flies evolved several times because the antlers serve different purposes in other antlered fly species. Other species use antlers to push or prod their opponent whereas the P. mouldsi uses them only to size-up their opponent. [2] In fact, P. mouldsi has the least complex antlers of the Phytalmiinae subfamily. [4]
The tiny piophilid species Protopiophila litigata, commonly known as the antler fly, [7] breeds on discarded antlers of moose and other deer. On discarded antlers, the males form complex, highly structured aggregations in which a great deal of territorial competition occurs. In prime areas of the antler, near oviposition sites (cracks in the ...
Phytalmia alcicornis also known as moose fly or antler fly, is a species of fruit flies in the genus Phytalmia. This species is native to Papua New Guinea. [1]
Sinclair said he’s described more than 400 fly species in his career so far, but an “endless stream” of others wait to be identified. “Even in North America, I find, when I do a study ...
Species: T. superba. Binomial name; ... Toxonevra superba, also known as the antlered flutter fly, is a species of flutter fly in the family Pallopteridae. [1] [2] [3 ...
Toxonevra jucunda Palloptera ustulata. Pallopteridae is a family of flies.The various species are collectively called flutter-wing flies, trembling-wing, or waving-wing flies, because of the striking vibration of the wings in many species.
An antler bow, made in the early 19th century, is on display at Brooklyn Museum. Its manufacture is attributed to the Yankton Sioux. [51] Through history large deer antler from a suitable species (e.g. red deer) were often cut down to its shaft and its lowest tine and used as a one-pointed pickax. [52] [53]