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Schoenomyza

Schoenomyza is a tiny insect that loves to live in wet places like marshes and swamps. They are often seen buzzing around plants and flowers, helping to pollinate them.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Schoenomyza is a small, slender fly, typically grey or brownish with translucent, often iridescent wings. It commonly has prominent bristles on its thorax and legs, which help distinguish it visually from other tiny flies.

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Schoenomyza

Categoría

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Common

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Datos interesantes

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Many Schoenomyza help clean up nature by munching on decaying plants or fungi, recycling nutrients!

These tiny flies have special pads on their feet that help them stick and walk on ceilings or glass!

Habilidades especiales

Schoenomyza can hover and change direction rapidly thanks to powerful wing muscles, helping them evade quick predators.

Schoenomyza has sensitive bristles on its body that detect subtle air currents and vibrations, aiding navigation.

Schoenomyza has a short life cycle from egg to adult in a few weeks, allowing for multiple generations annually.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 4-8 mm
Tamaño: 2-5 mm
Esperanza de vida: 15-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 7 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult Schoenomyza mostly sip nectar and sap, while their larvae feed on decaying plants or fungi.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on decaying organic matter or plant roots, while adults primarily consume nectar and sap.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Plant sap
Decaying organic matter
Fungi
Pollen

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

a food source for chicks and adult birds

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

ambushed while visiting flowers for nectar

pollinates

Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

helps spread pollen between meadow flowers

eats

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

larvae consume decaying fungi as food

Rasgos

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.