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Golden dung fly(male)

Scathophaga stercoraria

Description:

single male golden dung fly waiting for females and prey to land. Predatory fly whose larva feeds on dung, the dung fly waits for other dung attracted insects, but will also cannibalize his own kind when food is scarce

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

North Bend, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jan 21, 2015
Submitted on Jul 12, 2015

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