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Index of Subjects Agree with Phil. Those are mites on the thorax. I often find crane flies loaded with mites. Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS in summer On 9/29/14, Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca> wrote: > At 5:42 PM -0300 9/29/14, nancy dowd wrote: >>I was surprised to see this orange-thoraxed Crane Fly duo this >>morning at the outdoor lights. I never think of Crane Flies as >>having much colour: >>https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/15208460670/ >>https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/15208624277/ >> >>The one showing the very bright orange is a male? ID? > > It looks to me like the thorax of the fly on the right of your photos > is covered in mites, Nancy. A larger version of the photo may help... > > Phil > > -- > > Phil Schappert, PhD > > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-460-8343 (cell) > > philschappert.ca > imaginaturestudio.ca > imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca > philschappert.com > > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges) >
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