Title

Flesh fly

Caption

Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), adult female, lays eggs in carrion flower (Stapelia hirsuta), flowers smell of rotten meat to attract pollinators

Date

Jun 22, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Emanuele Biggi

Reference

BRK22F98_240

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3530 (300dpi)

Keywords

Asclepiadoideae Brachycera Carrion Plant Europe Insect Insecta Insects Orbea variegata Pterygota Sarcophaga carnaria Stapelia adult adult animal adult animals animal animals bloom blossom blossoms decorative plant egg egg deposition egg depositions eggs female female animal female animals females flower flowering flowers flying insect flying insects food habitat house plant in flower indoor plant indoor plants lay laying laying eggs mature matures meat meats natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature nutrition ornamental plant ornamental plants out outdoor outdoors outside oviposition pterygote insect reproduction reproductions smell smelling star flower wildlife photography Apocynaceae Diptera Flesh flies Flesh fly Flesh-fly Flies Fly Sarcophagidae Stapelieae Stapeliinae True fly fauna wildlife plant plants