Hawaiian Insects

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Drosophila ant predation Ohikilolo 4147

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Big-headed ants (Pheidole megacephala) tearing apart a native picture wing fly, Drosophila punalua. Ohikilolo. Despite the ants' presence, there was a moderate number of flies here including one rare species.