Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria107 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria51 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss, Cumbria
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria92 viewssticking its tongue out
photographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria88 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria58 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria193 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria47 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Yellow Dung Fly60 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly89 viewsThis Dung Fly appears to have been a victim of Entomophthora muscae fungus, which, "once the fungus is inside the fly it grows into the brain, causing a change in behavior.
Instead of acting normally, the fly crawls as high as possible on the branch, flower, stem or leaf it is on, spreads out its legs, stretches opens its wings and angles the abdomen away from the surface. This position improves the chances of the fungal spores leaving the dead fly and infecting new hosts"
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Yellow Dung Fly77 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton © Cliff Raby
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