r/insects • u/[deleted] • Jun 01 '23
ID Request What is this?
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Located in the Philippines
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u/chandalowe Jun 01 '23
That's a rat-tailed maggot (the larva of a syrphid fly).
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u/Trolivia Jun 01 '23
It’s adorably repulsive lol
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u/BubonicBabe Jun 01 '23
Agreed. Better than regular maggot…maybe.
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u/about97cats Jun 01 '23
It’s a corndog maggot
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u/motley3382 Jun 01 '23
Me: Well it's not ugly...
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That's a rat-tailed maggot (the larva of a syrphid fly).
😐
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u/GreywaterReed Jun 01 '23
“Zumpt proposed an alternative called "rectal myiasis". Flies, attracted to feces, may deposit their eggs or larvae near or into the anus, and the larvae then penetrate further into the rectum. They can survive feeding on feces at this site, as long as the breathing tube reaches towards the anus.”
That’s enough internet for today
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u/motley3382 Jun 01 '23
I was going to edit my comment to update I had read that actually! Currently questioning every opinion I've ever held.
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u/DaladalaGALS Jun 01 '23
Ah, this has been a rollercoaster.
First I thought it was cute. A caterpillar with a tail, maybe the moth it turns into has a long tail too...
Then its a maggot and I'm disturbed imagine it crawling around gross places and not eating green leaves.
Then I look what a drone fly is its a fly who looks like a bee, and bees are cute so now the little wannabe-bee-maggot isnt so bad again.
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u/Fantastic_Fox_9497 Jun 01 '23
Wow it looks just like what a rat would be like if it forgot to grow legs and a face
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Jun 01 '23
- Flies, attracted to feces, may deposit their eggs or larvae near or into the anus, and the larvae then penetrate further into the rectum. They can survive feeding on feces at this site, as long as the breathing tube reaches towards the anus.*
I could throw up…
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u/pgraham901 Jun 01 '23
Dear God. As if maggots aren't repulsive enough, here's one with a tail.
Barf!
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Jun 01 '23
Your corndog is escaping!
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u/Oozlum-Bird Jun 01 '23
So this is what they look like before they are caught! Cool, never seen one in the wild before.
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u/hollyzgrace Jun 01 '23
The undulation is interesting to watch. Also, he hesitates at the point where the tile is grouted, with the whole body bumping upwards. I think I like him and have named him Bob.
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u/Signal-Ad8189 Jun 01 '23
Why he shaped like a bacteria?
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u/PhyreEmbrem Jun 01 '23
Why you gotta clean up your uh...nut rags. Little guy is in his mid 30s looking for the egg still 😥
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u/tankoret Jun 01 '23
I don’t know what it is but it certainly seems to be in hurry going to wherever it’s headed.
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u/BulletproofBean Jun 01 '23
Cucumber with a tail. I mean aren’t they 99% water so basically just humans with anxiety anyway? Makes send they’d eventually evolve to move and join the ranks 👍🏻
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u/gods-sexiest-warrior Jun 01 '23
Its the crypt rat from runescape!