Rat-tailed Maggot - Eristalis spp? - Eristalis tenax

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Rat-tailed Maggot - Eristalis spp? - Eristalis tenax

East Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
July 31, 2005
Size: appx 68 mm

Several found in a trash can filled with water and old logs. Most seemed embedded in the log surface. Quite an odd looking creature!

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Rat-tailed Maggot - Eristalis spp? - Eristalis tenax

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Contributed by Walter Reeves on 3 August, 2005 - 9:42pm
Last updated 10 March, 2008 - 4:07pm

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