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maggots

Description:

Dipteran (fly) larvae of Brachyceran flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, and blowflies that were consuming an animal carcass (see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/159... ).

Habitat:

Found under the carcass of a blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) near a compost heap in a large semi-urban yard & garden near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

No, sight actually ;-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Very nice. Olfactory location?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Oct 30, 2012
Submitted on Oct 30, 2012

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