Ant-loving Scuttle Fly (Phoridae) by Stephen Luk

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05-MAY-2009

Ant-loving Scuttle Fly (Phoridae)

Yasuní National Park, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Myrmecophilous phorids are highly specific to the species and "freshness" of their ant hosts. Ant-decapitating flies harass healthy leafcutting ants and Apocephalus paraponerae parasitizes freshly dispatched Paraponera clavata, yet others prefer long-dead ants, like this one attending to a Pachycondyla corpse.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
1/50s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso400 hide exif

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Date/Time	05-May-2009 08:08:56
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 450D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1/50 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	400
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Metering Mode	(-1)
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Exposure Program	program (1)
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