1 Muscid fly at Table Top, NSW
Identification history
| Helina sp. (genus) | 24 Mar 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Helina sp. (genus) | 25 Feb 2021 | jks | ||
| Unverified | 17 Oct 2020 | ChrisAllen |
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3 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
24 Oct 2020
The Puppeteer fungus infects flies, invading their nervous system and eating them from the inside out.
In their death throes, the infected flies – like puppets on a string – obligingly climb to a high point and spread their wings, exposing their abdomen and allowing the fungus to shoot its spores as widely as possible to infect new flies.
Thankfully I am not a fly
In their death throes, the infected flies – like puppets on a string – obligingly climb to a high point and spread their wings, exposing their abdomen and allowing the fungus to shoot its spores as widely as possible to infect new flies.
Thankfully I am not a fly
ChrisAllen
wrote:
24 Oct 2020
Ahhh, that makes sense. It had attached to my pants pocket when I walked through some long grass but appeared to be dead when I looked at it. I'm also glad I'm not a fly.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.979081-36.028225
- Altitude 209.2m
- Places Table Top, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Oct 2020 07:49 AM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
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Collections
ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Helina sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Helina sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Muscid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 908.3m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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