Friends?

MarkB1 · Post by **MarkB1** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:34 am

This fly was enjoying a bit of fermenting banana in the afternoon sun, stomped on the night before by the possum that lives in the roof, when a mate came along. You can tell they are mates by the way they touch each other as they pass in their feeding meander. In #2 the left fly has a foot on the eye of the right fly while it has a leg on the left fly. #3 looks like high fives? There is an obvious recognition in this touching. They did this for a while, touching, and clearly it is a speci-al thing, you don't see flies of different kinds touching this way. I don't anyway.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:32 am

I like the background color of the banana. Nice crisp photos. What I see the flies saying is "Keep your abdomen out of my face please"

AndrewC · Post by **AndrewC** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:04 pm

... my thought as well "bxgger off, that's my patch of banana vomit"

Andrew

MarkB1 · Post by **MarkB1** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:06 pm

No guys, I think that may be your nature showing.

This touching wasn't a territorial push off, more a gentle tactile exploration as they passed each other.

*The banana is good bg and reflector, I've got an apple out there on a stake now but nothing showing up on this windy day

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:31 pm

The resemblance to a 'high five' may be coincidence....

Harold

MarkB1 · Post by **MarkB1** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:06 am

Harold Gough wrote:The resemblance to a 'high five' may be coincidence....

Harold

Sure it is ...?