flesh fly
noun
: a dipteran fly whose maggots feed on flesh
especially
: any of a family (Sarcophagidae) of flies some of which cause myiasis
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For the half-inch-long flesh fly larva, childhood is often a brutal experience.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The rotten smell attracts pollinators including flesh flies, dung beetles, and other carnivorous insects.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
In the wild, smelling like a dead animal helps corpse flowers attract pollinators like carrion beetles and flesh flies, which lay their eggs or larvae in animal carcasses or rotting fruit.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
Dung beetles, flesh flies and other carnivorous insects that eat dead flesh are attracted to the odor in the plant’s native Sumatra.
—oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
For just two days, the flower will emit the rotting corpse scent that, in the rainforest, attracts native carrion-consuming beetles and flesh flies that pollinate the tiny florets at its center to produce seed berries.
—Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The rotten smell attracts pollinators including flesh flies, dung beetles, and other carnivorous insects.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
In the wild, smelling like a dead animal helps corpse flowers attract pollinators like carrion beetles and flesh flies, which lay their eggs or larvae in animal carcasses or rotting fruit.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
Dung beetles, flesh flies and other carnivorous insects that eat dead flesh are attracted to the odor in the plant’s native Sumatra.
—oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
For just two days, the flower will emit the rotting corpse scent that, in the rainforest, attracts native carrion-consuming beetles and flesh flies that pollinate the tiny florets at its center to produce seed berries.
—Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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