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Mouse Bot Fly

Cuterebra fontinella

The Mouse Bot Fly is a special insect that lays its eggs on small mammals. When the eggs hatch, the tiny larvae find a cozy home inside the host animal, which is a unique way to grow up!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Mouse Bot Fly is a stout, hairy insect resembling a bumblebee. Its dark body is covered in dense black and sometimes yellow or orange bristles. Large dark eyes stand out, making it look quite distinct.

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Mouse Bot Fly
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Mouse Bot Fly

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Mouse Bot Flies have no mouthparts and cannot eat!

An adult fly lives for only about a week, focusing just on laying eggs!

Their larvae breathe through a small hole they make in their host's skin!

These furry flies often look like bumblebees but they are harmless to humans!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Target Tracker

Mouse Bot Fly can find and lay eggs near small mammal burrows because of its keen sense of smell that helps ensure larvae find a host.

Fähigkeit

Undercover Invader

Mouse Bot Fly has larvae that develop safely under a host's skin that helps them feed and grow protected from outside dangers.

Fähigkeit

Energy Hoarder

Mouse Bot Fly adults don't eat because they store enough energy as larvae, which helps them focus solely on mating and egg-laying.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-35 mm
Größe
10-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20-30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults don't eat, but larvae feed on the tissues and fluids of small animals.

Altersunterschiede: Adults do not feed; larvae parasitize small mammals.

Hauptnahrung

  • Blood
  • Lymph
  • Tissue fluids

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

It's best to watch insects from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mouse Bot Fly?

20-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mouse Bot Fly?

10-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mouse Bot Fly?

5-10 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Mouse Bot Fly?

20-30 km/h

Was frisst Mouse Bot Fly?

Adults don't eat, but larvae feed on the tissues and fluids of small animals.

Wo findet man Mouse Bot Fly normalerweise?

Grasslands

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mouse Bot Fly?

6

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