Scanning electron micrograph of maggots (2 hours old) of the greenbottle,or green blow fly,Lucilia caesar,feeding on a piece of raw beef. The greenbottle lays eggs in places of abundant food for the future maggots (rotting vegetation,dung piles,exposed food & corpses). The mouth end (front maggot,the others showing posteriors),tapers into a thin wedge with two mouth hooks to stabilise the maggot. Secreted enzymes breakdown & liquify the meat which,is then absorbed. After 2 moults (3-4 days),the maggots (larvae) pupate. Adult flies frequent unsavoury places & as a result pick up & transmit diseases to humans. Magnification: X9 at 35mm,X60 at 10x8 inch size | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Burgess, Dr. Jeremy |
Taille de l’image : | 2824 px × 3958 px |
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