PlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Entomology@mander.xyz · 1 year agoWhat would cause these flies to die on this piece of grass like this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageWhat would cause these flies to die on this piece of grass like this?lemmy.worldPlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Entomology@mander.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareFwow13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMost likely a fungus. There are fungi that trigger an insect to climb to a high(er) point before death, that way the spores have the potential to travel farther and infect more insects.
minus-squarePlaidBaron@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAh interesting. It has been a very damp summer.
minus-squareFwow13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThere other pathogens that will do things like this too, the insect world can be a horror show. 🫣
minus-squarePlaidBaron@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe flies are really bad this year so I say bring the horrors on. Though they are feeding the local finch population quite well.
Most likely a fungus. There are fungi that trigger an insect to climb to a high(er) point before death, that way the spores have the potential to travel farther and infect more insects.
Ah interesting. It has been a very damp summer.
There other pathogens that will do things like this too, the insect world can be a horror show. 🫣
The flies are really bad this year so I say bring the horrors on.
Though they are feeding the local finch population quite well.