探検昆虫

Bluebottle Flies

Calliphora

Blowflies, or Bluebottle Flies, are shiny blue insects that love to buzz around. They help nature by cleaning up waste and are often seen in gardens and parks.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Bluebottle Fly has a distinctive metallic, iridescent blue-green body, often appearing quite bristly. Its large, reddish-brown compound eyes and transparent wings complete its robust appearance, making it easily distinguishable from common house flies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraCalliphoridaeCalliphora
Bluebottle Flies
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Bluebottle Flies

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A female bluebottle can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her short lifetime!

Bluebottle maggots are sometimes used by doctors to clean wounds!

Forensic scientists use these flies to tell how long ago someone died!

Their tiny ears are actually on their antennae, helping them hear sounds!

特殊能力

能力

Chemical Locator

Bluebottle Flies can locate decaying matter miles away with super-sensitive antennae, helping them find food and egg-laying sites.

能力

Rapid Recycler

Bluebottle Flies' larvae (maggots) break down dead animals and decaying organic matter incredibly fast, cleaning up the environment.

能力

Precision Pilot

Bluebottle Flies can hover, fly backwards, and make sharp turns instantly, using agile wings and advanced flight muscles.

能力

Temperature Tracker

Bluebottle Flies can sense subtle temperature changes, guiding them to warm, fresh carrion for egg laying.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
12-24 mm
サイズ
8-12 mm
寿命
15-25 日
飛行速度
8 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Bluebottle flies mostly feast on decaying organic matter, especially dead animals and sometimes sugary liquids.

年齢による違い: Larvae (maggots) primarily consume decaying animal flesh, while adults feed on a wider range including nectar, fruit juices, and carrion.

主な食物

  • Carrion
  • Feces
  • Nectar
  • Fruit juices
  • Decaying plants

採餌方法

  • Scavenging
  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Adults and larvae provide food for birds.

eats

Domestic cattle

Bos taurus

Maggots decompose the remains of dead livestock.

pollinates

Lords-and-ladies

Arum maculatum

Attracted by scent, they help pollinate certain flowers.

eaten by

Jewel Wasp

Nasonia vitripennis

Parasitic wasp larvae consume fly pupae.

特徴

別名

BlowflyBluebottle

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Bluebottle Fliesの翼開長は何ですか?

12-24 mm

Bluebottle Fliesのサイズは何ですか?

8-12 mm

Bluebottle Fliesの寿命は何ですか?

15-25 日

Bluebottle Fliesの飛行速度は何ですか?

8 km/h

Bluebottle Fliesは何を食べますか?

Bluebottle flies mostly feast on decaying organic matter, especially dead animals and sometimes sugary liquids.

Bluebottle Fliesは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Bluebottle Fliesはどのように狩りをしますか?

Scavenging and Foraging

Bluebottle Fliesの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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