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Bluebottle Flies

Calliphora

Blowflies, or Bluebottle Flies, are shiny blue insects that love to buzz around. They help nature by cleaning up waste and are often seen in gardens and parks.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Bluebottle Fly has a distinctive metallic, iridescent blue-green body, often appearing quite bristly. Its large, reddish-brown compound eyes and transparent wings complete its robust appearance, making it easily distinguishable from common house flies.

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Bluebottle Flies
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Bluebottle Flies

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A female bluebottle can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her short lifetime!

Bluebottle maggots are sometimes used by doctors to clean wounds!

Forensic scientists use these flies to tell how long ago someone died!

Their tiny ears are actually on their antennae, helping them hear sounds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Locator

Bluebottle Flies can locate decaying matter miles away with super-sensitive antennae, helping them find food and egg-laying sites.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Recycler

Bluebottle Flies' larvae (maggots) break down dead animals and decaying organic matter incredibly fast, cleaning up the environment.

Fähigkeit

Precision Pilot

Bluebottle Flies can hover, fly backwards, and make sharp turns instantly, using agile wings and advanced flight muscles.

Fähigkeit

Temperature Tracker

Bluebottle Flies can sense subtle temperature changes, guiding them to warm, fresh carrion for egg laying.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
12-24 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-25 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Bluebottle flies mostly feast on decaying organic matter, especially dead animals and sometimes sugary liquids.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (maggots) primarily consume decaying animal flesh, while adults feed on a wider range including nectar, fruit juices, and carrion.

Hauptnahrung

  • Carrion
  • Feces
  • Nectar
  • Fruit juices
  • Decaying plants

Methoden der Nahrungssuche

  • Scavenging
  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Adults and larvae provide food for birds.

eats

Domestic cattle

Bos taurus

Maggots decompose the remains of dead livestock.

pollinates

Lords-and-ladies

Arum maculatum

Attracted by scent, they help pollinate certain flowers.

eaten by

Jewel Wasp

Nasonia vitripennis

Parasitic wasp larvae consume fly pupae.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

BlowflyBluebottle

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch flies, as they can carry germs. Just watch them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

12-24 mm

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

8-12 mm

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

15-25 Tage

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

8 km/h

Was frisst Bluebottle Flies?

Bluebottle flies mostly feast on decaying organic matter, especially dead animals and sometimes sugary liquids.

Wo findet man Bluebottle Flies normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Bluebottle Flies?

Scavenging and Foraging

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

6

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