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Acalyptrate Flies

acalyptratae

Acalyptrate flies are tiny insects that buzz around and can be found in many places! They help the environment by breaking down organic matter and are fun to watch as they flit about.

Lebensraum: Acalyptrate flies live in diverse environments, including gardens, forests, and wetlands.

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The Acalyptrate Flies are a varied group of small to medium insects, typically featuring two clear wings and a compact body. They often have large, prominent eyes and bristly legs, with colours ranging from dull browns and blacks to vibrant metallic greens or blues.

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Acalyptrate Flies
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Acalyptrate Flies

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Many lay their eggs inside rotting fruit or plants!

Some can walk on ceilings upside down easily!

Their eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses!

They have over 100,000 different known species!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tiny Pollinators

Acalyptrate Flies can pollinate many plants because they visit flowers for nectar, helping plants reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Nature's Cleaners

Acalyptrate Flies can decompose decaying organic matter, helping to recycle nutrients in ecosystems.

Fähigkeit

Master Disguisers

Some Acalyptrate Flies species mimic bees or wasps because their appearance scares away predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
4-20 mm
Größe
2-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These diverse flies eat decaying matter, nectar, or sometimes other small insects.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae often have different diets than adults, typically consuming decaying matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • decaying fruit
  • rotting plants
  • nectar
  • fungi
  • pollen
  • small insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

These birds are agile hunters, catching flies mid-flight.

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Many small-flowered plants depend on flies for pollination.

eats

Honey Fungus

Armillaria mellea

Some acalyptrate fly larvae develop by feeding on fungi.

hunts

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

These spiders often ambush visiting flies on flowers.

Merkmale

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Fruit FliesHouse Flies

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Acalyptrate Flies?

4-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Acalyptrate Flies?

2-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Acalyptrate Flies?

15-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Acalyptrate Flies?

8 km/h

Was frisst Acalyptrate Flies?

These diverse flies eat decaying matter, nectar, or sometimes other small insects.

Wo findet man Acalyptrate Flies normalerweise?

Acalyptrate flies live in diverse environments, including gardens, forests, and wetlands.

Wie jagt Acalyptrate Flies?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Acalyptrate Flies?

6

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