Flesh Fly - Sarcophaginae

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The ever present fly is generally considered to be a nuisance yet it has a very important place in nature. The Flesh Fly pictured is so named because its larvae feed on flesh.

The Flesh Fly or Sarcophaginae sub-family contains 28 sub-taxa with a total of 276 species and the Sarcophaga species has the most at 160.

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Flesh Flies are scavengers of dead insects and snails or smaller vertebrates and the larvae feed on decaying flesh or carcasses and excrement. A couple of Flesh Flies can lay enough eggs to cover a carcass in a writhing mass of larvae. The life cycle from larvae to adult emergence is relatively short taking just 16-30 days, of which the larvae feed for only 5-10 days.

• You can read more about The Biology of Flesh Flies

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NOW FOR THE FUN PART!

MAGGOTS!

More Maggot GIFs

• http://imgur.com/oumVJU9
• http://imgur.com/a/wk1w9

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