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not for the weak of heart
Copyright © 2007 Charley Eiseman

not for the weak of heart
Colchester - Macrae Farm Park, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
October 17, 2007
Sorry if this grosses anybody out. I found these when I peeled a dead toad off the ground, hoping to find some carrion beetles. Any way to distinguish calliphorid from sarcophagid larvae? I could crop the image to just a couple of larvae if that would help.
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 28 February, 2008 - 11:30pm
Last updated 25 March, 2008 - 11:07pm

Spiracular Plates
Unfortunately the only way to tell Flesh fly larvae (Sarcophaga spp.) from blow fly larvae (Calliphora, Phoenicia, etc) is by microscopic examination of their breathing plate (AKA spiracular plate).
… Jerrod Johnson, 29 February, 2008 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

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