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Melanogaster - odd leg-lifting behaviour - Flickr - S. Rae

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Description: This hoverfly repeatedly slowly lifted its middle pair of legs. It would hold them there for a few seconds before returning to a resting pose and then repeating the movement. Anyone else seen this or have an explanation? Milkhall Pond SWT reserve, Midlothian, Scotland NT241573. Date: 26 June 2013, 13:20. Source: Melanogaster - odd leg-lifting behaviour. Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 48′ 11.31″ N, 3° 12′ 38.72″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.803142; -3.210756.

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