Mosquitofish (better known as Damnbusia) don't eat Mosquitos. Swallows welcome
to them all!
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On 05/09/2011, at 3:33 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Obviously prefers pre-packed mozzie take-away, rather than catching them
> individually. Be interesting to see if the behaviour is fairly common at that
> spot.
>
> Carl Cliffored
>
>
> On 05/09/2011, at 10:46 AM, Kurtis Lindsay wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I just witnessed a Welcome Swallow catch a Mosquito Fish (Gambusia) from Mars
> Creek, Macquarie University, Sydney. The fish were swimming at the surface in
> a small pond in the rather dry creek, the bird plucked one out and flew quite
> low over me with its quarry dangling out of its beak.
>
> An amazing site! And very unusual for (usually) strict insectivore!
>
> Regards,
> Mr Kurtis Lindsay
>
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