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Pavel Kviatko

@pkviatko@ecoevo.social

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PhD Student at the Active Sensing group at MPI-BI in Munich
Working on insect visual behavior, ecology and evolution
Dog parent, bug lover and dino friend

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6 Posts

Joined April 23, 2023

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 4mo ago

Fun fact: at least some Hybotid dance flies catch their prey with the middle legs! Look like mini mantis legs.
Likely _Platypalpus sp._
#Diptera #flies #entomology #macro #photography

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 5mo ago

I think this is my first time catching a freeloader fly (Milichiidae) but I am not entirely sure.
Maybe someone more experienced could help me with ID?

Caught sweep-netting the grass.

#fedihelp #identification #Diptera #flies

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357591655

inaturalist.org

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks Thanks a lot!

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 5mo ago

Caught this male balloon fly ( probably _Hilara sp._) today.
These flies are known to produce silk, and males wrap prey items (or debris) into nuptial gifts ("balloons") for females.
Here it is captured mid-flight on a rigid tether, front legs raised above its head.
#Diptera #insects #macro

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@relet@flipping.rocks Full-body picture would help a lot with identification, and also any size reference. Seems too close to the compound eye to be a median ocellus. Might be a developmental defect of the compound eye or something. Doesn't look like a base of a lost seta either...

Pavel Kviatko @pkviatko@ecoevo.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@relet@flipping.rocks Do you maybe know what kind of gnat that is? Also would be helpful to know if the structure is symmetrical on both sides or not.