I photographed this wee fly on the campus of #LincolnUniversityNZ, during a student-led campus BioBlitz this month.
Otago Museum fly expert Steve Kerr has confirmed on iNaturalist today that it's the...
@nprofile1q... Hi Jon,
Perhaps you have heard of or seen something like this. Probably a couple of year ago I had a small black fly land on my arm. While I was thinking about whacking it or just shake it off, I noticed it was turning something that looked like a stinger from front-facing down to my skin with to intention to drill into it. (my perception). I gave it a quick shake and it disappeared. Do such flies exist or was it a 'fata morgana'?
Perhaps you have heard of or seen something like this. Probably a couple of year ago I had a small black fly land on my arm. While I was thinking about whacking it or just shake it off, I noticed it was turning something that looked like a stinger from front-facing down to my skin with to intention to drill into it. (my perception). I gave it a quick shake and it disappeared. Do such flies exist or was it a 'fata morgana'?
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