Iridescent blue Blow Fly cooling off
The idea of posting this picture was given to me by another, more detailed image : www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51461264706
The photographer who took it did some serious research, which you can read under his/her wonderful macro shot.
However to make things simpler, here is what he/she says about the drop hanging under the Blow Fly mouth :
Turns out, researchers only discovered relatively recently why certain flies and other insects like to have a droplet of saliva (because that's what it actually is) hanging out their mouths, and it's for a really interesting and quite practical reason: they use that "spit bubble" to cool themselves.
Interesting, isn't it ? :)
A big thank you to Lacerta Bilineata for satisfying my endless curiosity :))
Iridescent blue Blow Fly cooling off
The idea of posting this picture was given to me by another, more detailed image : www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51461264706
The photographer who took it did some serious research, which you can read under his/her wonderful macro shot.
However to make things simpler, here is what he/she says about the drop hanging under the Blow Fly mouth :
Turns out, researchers only discovered relatively recently why certain flies and other insects like to have a droplet of saliva (because that's what it actually is) hanging out their mouths, and it's for a really interesting and quite practical reason: they use that "spit bubble" to cool themselves.
Interesting, isn't it ? :)
A big thank you to Lacerta Bilineata for satisfying my endless curiosity :))