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Wasp or What - Hermetia illucens
Copyright © 2007 David Moulder

Wasp or What - Hermetia illucens
Pembroke, Georgia, Bryan County, Georgia, USA
July 2, 2007
Size: 3/4 inch
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Contributed by David Moulder on 2 July, 2007 - 6:26am
Last updated 4 July, 2007 - 11:55am

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Martin Hauser, 4 July, 2007 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

What:-)
These are black soldier flies, Hermetia illuscens. Larvae develop in carrion, but I seem to recall they feed on maggots of other fly species. The adults, I think, are mimics of the pipe organ mud dauber wasp....
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 July, 2007 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You , Could they possib
Thank You , Could they possible be eating eartworms they were found in an earth worm bed.
… David Moulder, 3 July, 2007 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Doubtful.
I doubt they would eat earthworms, though I've also learned over the years that there is much that is unknown:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 July, 2007 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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