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Discussion

DiBickers wrote:

Yesterday

@kasiaaus I’ll add Diptera sp. as a Suggestion for you😊

Diptera (order)

kasiaaus wrote:

9 Jun 2025

Thank you @DiBickers. I did not see any mud nest nearby so it is probably a fly larva. The spider with the parasite was on a gum tree trunk about 1.5m off the ground.

Diptera (order)

DiBickers wrote:

9 Jun 2025

@kasiaaus if these spiders were found near a broken mud nest it’s likely the grub is a wasp larva. If you found it out in the open with no nest nearby it’s likely this is a fly larva. An example that target spiders are the small-headed flies (Family Acroceridae). Unfortunately, I’ve never seen them ID’d in these instances & the only way to ensure identification is truly accurate would be to raise it and see what hatches after the larva pupates.

Diptera (order)

HelenCross wrote:

2 Jun 2025

Thanks Don

Ortholfersia (genus)

DonFletcher wrote:

2 Jun 2025

Hi Helen, Yes I have seen small, brown, fast moving parasitic flies on EGKs, but only occasionally. Sorry I dont know their ID.

Ortholfersia (genus)