Mouse Bot Fly
探検昆虫
Mouse Bot Fly
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
外見
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.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Diptera科Oestridae属Cuterebra
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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おもしろい事実
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!
特殊能力
能力
Target Tracker
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.
能力
Undercover Invader
Mouse Bot Fly has larvae that develop safely under a host's skin that helps them feed and grow protected from outside dangers.
能力
Energy Hoarder
Mouse Bot Fly adults don't eat because they store enough energy as larvae, which helps them focus solely on mating and egg-laying.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 20-35 mm
- サイズ
- 10-18 mm
- 寿命
- 5-10 日
- 飛行速度
- 20-30 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
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.
主な食物
- Blood
- Lymph
- Tissue fluids
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
White-footed mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
larvae develop beneath its skin
parasitizes
Meadow vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
a common host for the larvae
eats
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
adult flies are a food source
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
2/5 · 低い
It's best to watch insects from a distance and not touch them.
よくある質問
Mouse Bot Flyの翼開長は何ですか？
20-35 mm
Mouse Bot Flyのサイズは何ですか？
10-18 mm
Mouse Bot Flyの寿命は何ですか？
5-10 日
Mouse Bot Flyの飛行速度は何ですか？
20-30 km/h
Mouse Bot Flyは何を食べますか？
Adults don't eat, but larvae feed on the tissues and fluids of small animals.
Mouse Bot Flyは通常どこに生息していますか？
Grasslands
Mouse Bot Flyの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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