Sunday 3 October 2010

This is horse sh*t

Yes folks, it really is!

And the point is that I have always wondered what the yellow/brown flies are that are attracted to these piles of dung. Well, they are Scathophaga stercoraria, known as the Common Yellow Dung Fly . So now you know. They feed on small insects on the dung and lay their eggs within.

Scathophaga stercoraria

3 comments:

  1. A crap posting.
    At least when they land on my sandwiches i know what they are now.
    John

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  2. Hi Johnny. They are attracted to dung so you might want to check what's in those sarnies!

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