Scathophaga sp.

Snapped a few weeks back and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2r7oksK

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Since we all seem to be wallowing is shit... Happy Fly Day!
The males have furrier legs than the ladies and will stay in copula for nearly an hour. They guard the ladies from other males afterwards. They will leave her if another female joins the poopoo party to try its luck again. Females have little choice in partners, but they can choose which ones spermatophores they will use.

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A yellow dung fly (#Scathophaga stercoraria) looking for prey.

Although its Latin name suggests that it feeds on dung, it is actually a hunter of smaller insects.

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