maggots and fly
May 24, 2015 18:39:35 #
the fly shot is where the maggots came out of it
exit out of fly where the white stuff on left is hanging out
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May 24, 2015 18:44:09 #
To my understanding, flies lay eggs, not live births. I wonder if this is a parasite maggot of another species.
May 24, 2015 19:00:14 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I know that flesh flies - the Sarcophagidae - produce live larvae. From the looks of the first pic, this one could well be in that family.To my understanding, flies lay eggs, not live births. I wonder if this is a parasite maggot of another species.
May 24, 2015 19:31:50 #
gym wrote:
Well, it doesn't really look like your standard, everyday, common maggot, so......may be.I know that flesh flies - the Sarcophagidae - produce live larvae. From the looks of the first pic, this one could well be in that family.
May 24, 2015 19:36:49 #
gym wrote:
a yes, on the flesh fly, there were 10-15 maggots I fed them to the grass spider.I know that flesh flies produce live larvae. From the looks of the first pic, this one could well be in that family.
May 24, 2015 19:38:45 #
napabob wrote:
a yes, on the flesh fly, there were 10-15 maggots I fed them to the grass spider
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May 24, 2015 20:52:12 #
napabob wrote:
Oh, Yeah.a yes, on the flesh fly, there were 10-15 maggots I fed them to the grass spider.
May 24, 2015 21:00:19 #
napabob wrote:
then I fed the fly to the cellar spider............they have to eat too (notice how well fed she is) she needs her strength to defend her growing babies
..a yes, on the flesh fly, there were 10-15 maggots I fed them to the grass spider.
May 24, 2015 21:15:25 #
May 24, 2015 21:43:10 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
you can see evidence of it being squashed
..thus side/back exit is explained(to me) ;-)To my understanding, flies lay eggs, not live births. I wonder if this is a parasite maggot of another species.
May 24, 2015 21:45:29 #
martinfisherphoto wrote:
a-yup, also leaves less to chance.Got a Bug zoo going on, Nice.
May 24, 2015 23:55:01 #
May 25, 2015 16:09:26 #
I'd bet on parasites. Does look like a flesh fly (Sarcophagidae - great name!), but the maggot does not - too narrowly triangular. Perhaps a Tachinid fly; they parasitize a great many bugs, and exit to pupate in the ground. However, there are many hundreds of related flies, and some may not match the norm. Would have been interesting to let them mature in a jar with a little nearly dry soil to find out. Like the sequence - adds a little biology to the mix.
May 26, 2015 10:27:22 #
couldnt make heads or tails of the 1st one but really nice shots on the rest
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