Ashes and Dust<p>Dung flies. God love 'em. The larvae of most species don't actually eat the dung, but rather the larvae of other flies that are eating the dung. Like a lethal game of maggot tag in a pile of shit.</p><p>Here's a crappy pic of one I took chilling on a fresh cow pat.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dung</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Scathophagidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scathophagidae</span></a></p>
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Walter S.<p>A yellow dung fly (<a href="https://photog.social/tags/Scathophaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scathophaga</span></a> stercoraria) looking for prey.</p><p>Although its Latin name suggests that it feeds on dung, it is actually a hunter of smaller insects.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/mft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mft</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/microfourthirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfourthirds</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darktable</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/scathophagidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scathophagidae</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/scathophagastercoraria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scathophagastercoraria</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/yellowdungfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yellowdungfly</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/fliegen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fliegen</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/dungfliegen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dungfliegen</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/gelbedungfliege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gelbedungfliege</span></a></p>
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