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Flesh fly

Sarcophagidae

Description:

The majority of species in the large genus Sarcophaga are scavengers of small carrion, such as dead insects and snails or smaller vertebrates. A few species feed on larger vertebrate carcasses.

Habitat:

foothills

Notes:

there is a western yellow jacket alongside this flesh fly.RIP, rat.

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1 Comment

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 7 years ago

Wonderful spotting. Poor rodent.

HemaShah
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HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 15, 2016
Submitted on Aug 15, 2016

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