my first guess was phorid, though, cuz of the humped back _________________
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There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
A friend of mine is actually breeding these to feed baby mantids and toads. He sais they are Megaselia scalaris. Coffin Flies.
Here is what he said to me:
"They're great mantid food and they breed on anything.
They're an invasive established species from Asia.
Very hard to get rid of seeing as they'll breed on anything." _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
A friend of mine is actually breeding these to feed baby mantids and toads. He sais they are Megaselia scalaris. Coffin Flies.
Here is what he said to me:
"They're great mantid food and they breed on anything.
They're an invasive established species from Asia.
Very hard to get rid of seeing as they'll breed on anything."
Why can't people just use good old Melenogastor.
That is a very cool looking fly. _________________ My karma ran over your dogma...
A friend of mine is actually breeding these to feed baby mantids and toads. He sais they are Megaselia scalaris. Coffin Flies.
Here is what he said to me:
"They're great mantid food and they breed on anything.
They're an invasive established species from Asia.
Very hard to get rid of seeing as they'll breed on anything."
Why can't people just use good old Melenogastor. ::::
That is a very cool looking fly.
I don't think he acquired them on purpose. ::lol:: _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
Now and then i get something similar ...like giant fruit flys with stripes and they always come from jars/enclosures with lots of feeder carcasses. I just call them "meat flies" (as opposed to "fruit flies").
Ive half-arsed attempted to raise some and it worked up until the temps cooled down and then suddenly nil new hatches.
Anywho...very meaty, but hard to use as feeders because of their erratic/speedy flying maneuvers. Best method i found was to get em into a jar and stick em in the fridge for a spell til they shut down a bit. _________________
jet trail in the sunset
a long way away
cutting 'cross the horizon
at the edge of the day
and it calls Jimmy
come fly away
but I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
yeah, I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
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