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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria231 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria168 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss, Cumbria

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria219 viewssticking its tongue out
photographed in the Véndee, France

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria231 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria175 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria305 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria161 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria

Yellow Dung Fly182 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton

Yellow Dung Fly219 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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