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Stinkhorn before coating eaten away
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Stinkhorn before coating eaten away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
August 9, 2008
Question: Do these flies gorge themselves on the coating (which was entirely eaten off)...or do they transport it elsewhere and come back for more?
Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 29 August, 2008 - 11:27pm

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