#greenbottlefly

Today’s fly is the familiar greenbottle (Lucilia sp.). Emerald jewels that are pretty good pollinators. Check out all the loose pollen grains on this fly. Many folks find them pests around trash cans as these flies go about their job of making sure the world is clean of rotting dead things. I find them quite tolerable considering this service they provide. Add that to pollination and making the flowers look pretty and it’s win-win. But that’s not all...its talents are also a big deal in medicine, and THAT makes for an exciting google search. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#greenbottlefly #pollinator #greenfly #bidens #natgeoyourshot https://www.instagram.com/p/BpgMA_TBsnJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1la8qek177o2u

Before and after, with bonuGreen Bottle fly 🪰 #flowers #wildflowers #nature #greenbottlefly #charlessauriolconservationarea #autumnvibes🍁 #2022 (at Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjyxWahOztw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata) in my backyard, June 2018. These beautiful shiny metallic green flies are common around any sort of decaying material of animals or plants. Their larvae are not limited to already dead material however, and will feed inside of wounds where the parents have deposited their eggs. This species is one of the major species whose maggots are used in medicine to clean wounds of decaying or dead material. The strains of larvae used for this have been raised to only target dead/dying tissue. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #greenbottlefly #luciliasericata #greenbottleflyphotography #calliphoridae #macroworld #macrogrammers #macrophotos #backyardbugs #backyardwildlife #gardenbugs #garden_insects #blognorfolk #norfolkwild (at Simcoe, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlM7-KA0Y5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Green-bottle fly 🪰 . . . . #fly#greenbottlefly#insect#insectsofinstagram#insectphotography#macro#macrophotography#macros#macrocounting#trackingmacros#macroclique#macro_captures_#my_daily_macro#nature#naturephotography#macroworld#macromood#macrophoto#macro_brilliance#macrofriendly#macro_kings#macro_perfection#macronature#macro_vision#macro_captures#macro_highlight#macroinsect#macro_freaks https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdBepdjr5J/?igshid=8egi17wnrkvr

#newink #greenbottlefly #bottlefly #flytattoo thanks @madsbrutaldoodles ! (at Grape Ape Tattoo & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Le229Bwaz/?igshid=4k0hltwfnd43

… ピカピッカ #insect #fly #greenbottlefly #ハエ #canoneoskissx5 #efs1855mm #一眼レフ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m9tF2grIb/?igshid=1qq68o395g2q

#greenbottlefly #greenfly #fly #bug #bugging #insect #bugeyes #flyeyes #insects #vermontinsects #Vermont #iceplant #plant #amateurphotography #photography #nikonD3400 #nikonphotography #nofilter #nikon (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1oy7DKl9bL/?igshid=1lpgyr6tfxc6v

Just having fun. 🙂#shotoniphonex #goodvibs #nature #green #greenbottlefly (at Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvWgyPAwHM/?igshid=7n7otpoiq3nf