Blow Flies

Calliphoridae

Blow flies are shiny, buzzing insects that help clean up nature by eating dead animals. They are often seen around garbage and can be found in many places!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Blow Fly has a robust body, often with a striking metallic sheen in shades of blue, green, or copper. Their large, reddish-brown compound eyes and bristly thorax make them easily distinguishable from other flies.

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Blow Flies

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Blow flies can help scientists figure out how long a crime victim has been deceased!

Blow flies help pollinate some plants, especially those with stinky flowers, like the corpse flower!

Some tiny blow fly larvae are used by doctors to clean wounds, eating only dead tissue!

Their amazing sense of smell is so good, it can detect a tiny bit of carrion from afar!

Habilidades especiales

Blow Flies can locate decaying matter from surprising distances quickly, helping them find food and egg-laying sites efficiently.

Blow Flies have incredibly fast larval development, allowing maggots to grow and pupate in just a few days.

Blow Flies can perform agile maneuvers in flight, darting, hovering, and changing direction swiftly to avoid predators.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 12-30 mm
Tamaño: 6-16 mm
Esperanza de vida: 15-45 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 24 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip nectar and decaying liquids, while larvae feast on rotting organic matter and carrion.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat decaying organic matter; adults feed on liquids like nectar or decaying fluids.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Rotting fruit
Carrion
Feces
Exudates from wounds
Tree sap

Método de búsqueda

Scavenging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins eat adult flies for protein.

parasitizes

Domestic Sheep

Ovis aries

Some blow fly larvae cause 'sheep strike' by feeding on living tissue.

pollinates

Corpse Flower

Rafflesia arnoldii

Flies are attracted to its smell and carry pollen.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Carroñero

Los carroñeros consumen materia orgánica muerta, ayudando a descomponer los cadáveres y otros desechos en el ecosistema.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Descomponedor

Describe a los organismos que descomponen la materia orgánica muerta, reciclando los nutrientes de vuelta al ecosistema.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Velocista

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.