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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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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Super Sniffer

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

Habilidad

Rapid Reproducer

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

Habilidad

Time Teller

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
9-24 mm
Tamaño
6-12 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-28 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Bottle Fly

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Greenbottle Flies?

9-24 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Greenbottle Flies?

6-12 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Greenbottle Flies?

14-28 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Greenbottle Flies?

10 km/h

¿Qué come Greenbottle Flies?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Greenbottle Flies?

Urban areas

¿Cómo caza Greenbottle Flies?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Greenbottle Flies?

6

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