Png dragged onto desktop renames it to a jpg. why?

hello,
when dragging .png files out of safari to the desktop, a .jpeg extension is being added. I would like to stop this behavior. anyone know how?
example:
this is a .png file on the webserver:
http://images.patterntap.com/6/5/6537642634940438a3ee0e.png
I drag it out of safari onto my desktop and suddenly the name is changed to
6537642634940438a3ee0e.png.jpeg
(=which I have to change manually or photoshop won't be able to open it)
thanks,
chris.

Bull! This has been driving me nuts for some time now too. Every image file I download whether from Safari or FTP adds a .jpeg extension. Files that I have created, that I know the name of - are changed.
I often move web sites from one server to another and after I drag them down to my hard drive, I have to rename them before I put them back up or they won't work anymore.
This is a Finder issue - not Safari - and I wish it would stop.

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