Greenbottle Flies and Maggots
Greenbottle Fly, (Phaenicia sericata), larvae are scavengers and feed exclusively on rotting carrion. The flies, which feed on nectar, are extremely efficient at locating dead animals, (or humans). Pathologists use the developmental stage of the larvae an
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Arthropods Blow Blowflies Blowfly Bottle Bugs Calliphoridae Diptera Dipteran Flesh Flies Greenbottle Invertebrates Maggot Maggots Sericata
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