




Cuterebra fontinella
The Mouse Bot Fly is a special insect that lays its eggs on small mammals. When the eggs hatch, the tiny larvae find a cozy home inside the host animal, which is a unique way to grow up!
生息地: Grasslands
The Mouse Bot Fly is a stout, hairy insect resembling a bumblebee. Its dark body is covered in dense black and sometimes yellow or orange bristles. Large dark eyes stand out, making it look quite distinct.





カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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Adult Mouse Bot Flies have no mouthparts and cannot eat!
An adult fly lives for only about a week, focusing just on laying eggs!
Their larvae breathe through a small hole they make in their host's skin!
These furry flies often look like bumblebees but they are harmless to humans!
Mouse Bot Fly can find and lay eggs near small mammal burrows because of its keen sense of smell that helps ensure larvae find a host.
Mouse Bot Fly has larvae that develop safely under a host's skin that helps them feed and grow protected from outside dangers.
Mouse Bot Fly adults don't eat because they store enough energy as larvae, which helps them focus solely on mating and egg-laying.
Adults don't eat, but larvae feed on the tissues and fluids of small animals.
年齢による違い: Adults do not feed; larvae parasitize small mammals.

Peromyscus leucopus
larvae develop beneath its skin
Microtus pennsylvanicus
a common host for the larvae
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Tyrannus tyrannus
adult flies are a food source
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
2/5 · 低い
It's best to watch insects from a distance and not touch them.
20-35 mm
10-18 mm
5-10 日
20-30 km/h
Adults don't eat, but larvae feed on the tissues and fluids of small animals.
Grasslands
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