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Bugs on a glass - Megaselia scalaris

Bugs on a glass - Megaselia scalaris
Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
October 6, 2008
Size: very small
~Not even sure its a bug, just wanted to see if you guys knew what it was, there were at least 20 on the glass. They seemed dead, they don't move, and they seem stuck to the glass.

~My only guess is it's a cocoon of something, or a cockroach @_0 really hope it's not a cockroach.

Phorid fly pupae.
These are indeed fly pupae, of a phorid fly in the family Phoridae. We used to get these in cultures of fruit flies at the Cincinnati Zoo. Phorid larvae feed on decaying organic matter. Better do the dishes and empty the garbage.

 
crazy, and a bit nasty @_@ ye
crazy, and a bit nasty @_@ yeah my dumb brother left it in his room I think for a while i'm guessing, who knows what was inside the glass, but he recently cleaned his room so yeah @_0 eww. Should I be worried about his health though in his room if they eat decaying stuff and they seemed to have breed in his room, since there were so many on the glass, or was it just because of the glasses contents?

 
No worries from the flies...
I would be concerned about what kind of bacteria are making the contents of the glass palatable to the flies, though. The health threat from flies, cockroaches is generally inflated by the media. One should not dismiss the possible contamination, but if a person is generally in good health, then their immune system can usually fend-off germs.

Possibly...
The eye spots make me think that these may be mature fruit fly pupae.

 
@_@
wow really, crazy, so will they hatch then u think soon?

 
Yes (if they are still alive)...
I would suggest putting the jar in a large, clear plastic bag allowing a small amount of air to enter, but not too much to allow whatever emerges from escaping. When adult forms emerge, take a few digitals and submit these images. We should be able to ID them then.

 
Well i think their dead, caus
Well i think their dead, cause i sprayed them and they didn't move, or unless their just waiting to hatch. I took it outside though, parents didn't want it inside @_@ so hopefully they'll be ok outside.

 
Probably not dead
The pupae are an inactive stage between the larva and the adult fly--like a butterfly chrysalis--so they wouldn't be able to move if they are alive... I'm sure they'll be okay outside.

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