Lucilia bufonivora

Isn't that her? Taken in the vicinity of Volgograd on August 13 of this year, yesterday I also saw such people-they are sitting on umbrella flowers.

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Maybe she is. I unfortunately don't know what it looks like

FROG-EATER (Lucilia bufonivora) Green carrion flies, most of which are typical inhabitants of corpses, include this fly that parasitizes frogs. In its biology, the method of infecting the host is extremely interesting. A female with mature eggs rarely lays them on the frog's body — she usually walks in front of it until the frog eats her. In the frog's intestines, fly larvae emerge from the eggs, which then enter the nasal cavity, where they develop. So, at the cost of her own life, the female ensures the well-being of all her offspring at once.

Isn't that her? Taken in the vicinity of Volgograd on August 13 of this year, yesterday I also saw such people-they are sitting on umbrella flowers.

"This is Lucilia caesar, the green carrion fly. But how it looks different from the very similar "Frog-eater" - I do not understand.

"This is Lucilia caesar, the green carrion fly. But how it looks different from the very similar "Frog-eater" - I do not understand.

There is no good determinant at hand right now, but in my opinion this is not Lucilia caesar, but rather Lucilia silvarum or Lucilia sericata.

"No way! - I had no idea that this bright, unlike anyone else, well-known and familiar creature from childhood-can have double species!

"No way! - I had no idea that this bright, unlike anyone else, well-known and familiar creature from childhood-can have double species!

Well, not exactly doppelgangers. Still different. There seem to be 8 species of this genus found in Finland. And at first glance, they can all be mistaken for Lucilia Caesar.
This is still nonsense. I once tried to identify common house flies flying around the kitchen. There were three types. One is from the genus Musca, and two are from the genus Muscina. And somewhere in the south of Russia there are even more of them (not to mention Central Asia)

I didn't expect it myself, but there is a whole book on this family online:
Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
http://books.google.com/books?id=-0FA-Tp4U...esult#PPA265,M1
with opred. tables with detailed drawings and descriptions in English.
As I noticed later, some pages are not available for viewing.
Lucilia bufonivora on page 156. There are 9 species in total for this region.

This post was edited by amara - 29.08.2008 18: 36

FROG-EATER (Lucilia bufonivora) Green carrion flies, most of which are typical inhabitants of corpses, include this fly that parasitizes frogs. In its biology, the method of infecting the host is extremely interesting. A female with mature eggs rarely lays them on the frog's body — she usually walks in front of it until the frog eats her. In the frog's intestines, fly larvae emerge from the eggs, which then enter the nasal cavity, where they develop. So, at the cost of her own life, the female ensures the well-being of all her offspring at once.

Where did you read this nonsense? It has long been known that the fly does not sacrifice itself, but lays its eggs in the area of the thighs or back, where the frog will not be able to reach them with either front or hind legs.

Where did you read this nonsense? It has long been known that the fly does not sacrifice itself, but lays its eggs in the area of the thighs or back, where the frog will not be able to reach them with either front or hind legs.

"On the Internet, my dear fellow! "I understand now that you can't trust him.