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Hippoboscidae
Parasitic fly really ugly, looks like a tick. Was resting on a leaf.
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family there are winged species which can fly at least reasonably well, as well as others with vestigial or no wings which are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoboscid...
6 Comments
Não é um problema. Este olha feio e faz feio, mas apenas "she" pode colocar ovos. A natureza é maravilhosa. :-)
I hope you understand what I wrote. :D
Thanks Mark, the strange thing going in the butt is evidence that it is a female, and that he had put eggs lately.
Fantastic. Awful and interesting.
thanks, Desmond.ESO
If you are asking if the scientific name is correct, you would be right.