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dung flies mating - Scathophaga stercoraria - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Christopher Adam

dung flies mating - Scathophaga stercoraria - Male Female
Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
May 24, 2009
Size: 1cm
When I opened up my compost I saw scads of these yellow dung flies, about the size of a house fly. They were going right to it on the compost, taking every opportunity to mate. Soon after I added some of the compost to my front garden, they appeared there. I tried probably close to 100 images before I got a half decent one. The females seem to be a little duller.
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Contributed by Christopher Adam on 25 May, 2009 - 9:01am
Last updated 1 October, 2014 - 9:41am

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