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Acalyptrate Flies

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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.

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

Aspecto

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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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Tiny Pollinators

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

Habilidad

Nature's Cleaners

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

Habilidad

Master Disguisers

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
4-20 mm
Tamaño
2-10 mm
Esperanza de vida
15-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo
8 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Larvae often have different diets than adults, typically consuming decaying matter.

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Fruit FliesHouse Flies

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Acalyptrate Flies?

4-20 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Acalyptrate Flies?

2-10 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Acalyptrate Flies?

15-60 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Acalyptrate Flies?

8 km/h

¿Qué come Acalyptrate Flies?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Acalyptrate Flies?

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

¿Cómo caza Acalyptrate Flies?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Acalyptrate Flies?

6

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