Cluster Flies
探検昆虫
Cluster Flies
Pollenia
Cluster flies are small, fuzzy flies that often gather in groups. They like to find warm places to rest during the colder months and can sometimes be found buzzing around windows.
生息地: Urban areas
外見
The Cluster Fly has a greyish-olive thorax covered in golden-brown hairs and a darker abdomen with irregular pale patches. It is often larger and more sluggish than a common house fly, and can display an iridescent sheen under certain light.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Diptera科Polleniidae属Pollenia
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
Did you know their babies grow inside earthworms? Gross but cool!
These flies have a secret weapon: they sometimes play dead to escape danger!
They often get mistaken for house flies, but cluster flies are bigger and slower.
When cold, hundreds of them huddle together like a fuzzy blanket.
特殊能力
能力
Parasite Power
Cluster Flies can parasitize earthworms because their larvae burrow into and develop inside the worms, helping control their populations.
能力
Winter Huddle
Cluster Flies can survive winter by gathering in large, inactive groups in sheltered spots, conserving energy until warmer weather.
能力
Scent Seeker
Cluster Flies can find earthworms to lay eggs nearby by sensing their scent in the soil, ensuring larvae have food.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 12-20 mm
- サイズ
- 6-10 mm
- 寿命
- 10-30 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adult Cluster Flies sip on nectar and decaying fruit, while their larvae are worm-eaters!
年齢による違い: Larvae parasitize earthworms, while adults feed on plant sap and flower nectar.
主な食物
- nectar
- plant sap
- decaying fruit
- earthworms
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Common Earthworm
Lumbricus terrestris
Larvae develop inside and feed on this common earthworm.
eaten by
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Adult cluster flies are sometimes caught and eaten by sparrows.
eaten by
Black and Yellow Garden Spider
Arigiope aurantia
These spiders can catch adult cluster flies in their sticky webs.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Cluster flies are safe, but it's best to leave them alone and not touch them.
よくある質問
Cluster Fliesの翼開長は何ですか？
12-20 mm
Cluster Fliesのサイズは何ですか？
6-10 mm
Cluster Fliesの寿命は何ですか？
10-30 日
Cluster Fliesは何を食べますか？
Adult Cluster Flies sip on nectar and decaying fruit, while their larvae are worm-eaters!
Cluster Fliesは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Cluster Fliesの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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