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Greenbottle Flies

Lucilia

Greenbottle flies are shiny green insects that love to buzz around in warm weather. They are often seen near flowers and can help with nature by breaking down waste.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Greenbottle Flies has a dazzling, iridescent metallic green or bluish-green body that shimmers like a jewel. It features large, prominent reddish-brown eyes and delicate, clear wings. This striking color helps distinguish it from other duller flies.

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Greenbottle Flies
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Greenbottle Flies

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Greenbottle flies can sometimes be used by doctors to clean wounds!

Their amazing eyes have thousands of tiny lenses to see everything!

They can buzz their wings over 200 times per second to fly super fast!

They taste with their feet to decide if food is good to eat!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffer

Greenbottle Flies can sniff out decaying meat from over 10 miles away because of their powerful antennae that helps them find food.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Reproducer

Greenbottle Flies can lay hundreds of eggs in a single batch because of their quick reproductive cycle that helps them multiply fast.

Fähigkeit

Time Teller

Greenbottle Flies has a predictable life cycle that helps them assist scientists in figuring out how long ago an animal died.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
9-24 mm
Größe
6-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Greenbottle flies like to slurp up rotting stuff, but adults also drink nectar and sweet liquids!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat decaying organic matter, while adults primarily feed on sweet liquids like nectar or sap.

Hauptnahrung

  • decaying meat
  • rotting fruit
  • nectar
  • sap
  • feces

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Robins prey on adult flies.

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Frogs eat flies that land nearby.

eaten by

Garden Orb Weaver

Araneus diadematus

Spiders catch flies in their webs.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Flies visit flowers, helping pollination.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bottle Fly

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 Greenbottle Flies?

9-24 mm

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

6-12 mm

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

14-28 Tage

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

10 km/h

Was frisst Greenbottle Flies?

Greenbottle flies like to slurp up rotting stuff, but adults also drink nectar and sweet liquids!

Wo findet man Greenbottle Flies normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Greenbottle Flies?

Foraging

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

6

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