Nick Upton / Pair of Flesh Flies (Sarcophaga sp.) mating, Wiltshire pastureland, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) "bubbling" regurgitated stomach contents in order to increase the concentration of its food by evaporating excessive water content. Wiltshire, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) "bubbling" regurgitated stomach contents in order to increase the concentration of its food by evaporating excessive water content. Wiltshire, UK, September.
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Heather Angel / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) at Kew Gardens, London, UK. Emits odour at night to attract carrion beetle and flesh fly pollinators. Native to Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Heather Angel / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp) nectaring on Bi-coloured pineapple lily (Eucocmis bicolor). Fly attracted by flower's rotting carion smell. Pollen is transferred via thorax and legs of fly. Cultivated i...