Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria101 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria46 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss, Cumbria
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria79 viewssticking its tongue out
photographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria76 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria45 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria178 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria43 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Yellow Dung Fly57 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Yellow Dung Fly78 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 Fly70 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton © Cliff Raby
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