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The cocoon is a little smaller than the
larva an turns dark brown in its late phase. In the picture, the hover-fly is about to hatch. The procedure just started, the front part of the capsule has broken off. |
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The cocoon is a little smaller than the
larva an turns dark brown in its late phase. In the picture, the hover-fly is about to hatch. The procedure just started, the front part of the capsule has broken off. |
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Joy of Hovering | Wrong Bride | An Egg | A Typical Larva |
| In the Colony of the Ants | The Chrysalis | A Birth Starts | First View | |
| Hatching | Unfolding Wings | A Young Hover-fly | A Fast Fly |
Photograph by José Verkest, text by Maria Pfeifer |