Scaptia muscula

Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.

Scaptia muscula
Scientific classification
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Tabanidae
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S. muscula
Binomial name
Scaptia muscula
English, 1955 [1]

Ecology

The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[2]

gollark: I check if the goblin is still there, d6.
gollark: Can you conjure replacement clothing for the girl and/or repurpose the hat for them?
gollark: What if I go around kicking things with my shin, as is sometimes convention? WHAT THEN?
gollark: Please heal me at some point, as my... legs... hurt?
gollark: Can you heal the people you set on fire then?!!?!??!

References

  1. "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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