Jon Sullivan on Nostr: I was looking through my photos from my run yesterday and looked closer at this photo ...
I was looking through my photos from my run yesterday and looked closer at this photo of a NZ large hoverfly. It has a #pseudoscorpion hitching a ride on its foot!
The Common Naturalist has an article diving into the biology of pseudoscorpions and their habit of hitching a ride on other insects. Evidence from fossil amber shows that they've been doing this for at least 44 million years.
https://commonnaturalist.com/2021/05/14/hitchhiking-pseudoscorpions/
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/195296551
#insects #phoresy #nz #nature
The Common Naturalist has an article diving into the biology of pseudoscorpions and their habit of hitching a ride on other insects. Evidence from fossil amber shows that they've been doing this for at least 44 million years.
https://commonnaturalist.com/2021/05/14/hitchhiking-pseudoscorpions/
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/195296551
#insects #phoresy #nz #nature