Blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) - fisherwr2's Photos

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fisherwr2 > Tick (Acari) hiding in a crevice of a beetle's integument

fisherwr2 > Velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), actually a wasp

fisherwr2 > Antenna detail of an adult carrion beetle, American carrion beetle, Necrophila americana (Coleoptera: Silphidae). The adults and larvae feed on decaying flesh. This species can be used by forensics entomologists to help determine the time of death of an individual. The age of the larvae at the time the body is found plus the temperature for previous days can be used to determine how long the larve have been the body, and thus the approximate time of death

fisherwr2 > Ventral view of an adult long-legged fly (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) showing huge eyes, mouth parts, and antennae. Many of these flies are a beautiful metallic blue and green color. The one in this image is about 7 mm in length

fisherwr2 > Hemiptera

fisherwr2 > Claws and brush structures that allow this beetle to crawl on many different types of surfaces

fisherwr2 > Cast skin or exuvia from a leafhopper, Paraulacizes irrorata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on the underside of a leaf. Note the piercing mouthparts embedded into the leaf's main vein, which anchors the insect and allows the next stage to more easily shed it's old skin

fisherwr2 > Parasitized aphid showing the hole used by the parasitoid, Aphelinus sp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) to exit the host. Dark spots inside the aphid shell may be excrement deposited by the parasitoid

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Blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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Blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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