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Conopid fly

Description:

These flies lay their eggs actually on bumble bees and when the larvae hatch out they proceed to eat the bumble bee alive.




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9 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

New pic added

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

Thanx for that link Ashis

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

Thank u JuanDiTrani

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani a year ago

This is a Conopid fly

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Like a Mud Dauber wasp.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

it has a kind of tail or maybe a sting

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Strange indeed! :)

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

i had never seen a fly with a tail

San Jose, Heredia, Costa Rica

Lat: 10.02, Long: -84.06

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 9, 2011

Spotted for mission

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