False-colour scanning electron micrograph of a maggot (2 hours old) of the greenbottle,or green blow fly,Lucilia caesar,feeding on a piece of raw beef. The greenbottle lays its eggs in places promising abundant food for the future maggots (i.e. rotting vegetation,dung piles,exposed food & corpses). The mouth end (not visible) 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: x22 at 6x4.5cm | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Burgess, Dr. Jeremy |
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