Parasitic Feather-legged Fly
Автор: Bug of the Week
Загружено: 2025-11-23
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Описание: Three weeks ago we visited a leaffooted bug that dropped a leg to save its life. At the end of the video clip, we noticed two small white blobs attached to its back. The blobs are eggs deposited by a pretty parasitic tachinid fly known as a feather-legged fly. Eggs hatch and fly larvae bore into the host to develop. When their development is complete, the larvae exit, drop to the ground and pupate in the soil. Adults emerge from the soil to feed, mate, and find new bugs to attack and parasitize. Pretty feather-legged flies are common visitors to goldenrods in late summer and autumn. In addition to attacking native insects, feather-legged flies put a beat down on invasive pests like nefarious brown marmorated stink bugs.
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