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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Flies</title>
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		<title>Rat Tailed Maggot</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/11/rat-tailed-maggot-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alien Grub Thingy
March 10, 2010
I was out at about 2am this morning and couldn&#8217;t sleep.As I was walking along the sidewalk I heard a pop and looked down to see that there were about 5-7 of these things squirming on the concrete, and I unknowingly stepped on one. I decided to get a closer look [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/10/21/two-maggots-rat-tailed-maggot-and-leatherback-a-caddisfly-nymph-and-a-burying-beetle-all-from-alaska/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Two Maggots: Rat Tailed Maggot and Leatherback, a Caddisfly Nymph and a Burying Beetle all from Alaska'>Two Maggots: Rat Tailed Maggot and Leatherback, a Caddisfly Nymph and a Burying Beetle all from Alaska</a> <small>Alaskan Backyard &#8216;Bugs&#8217; Hi! You guys are my new heros!...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/11/19/rat-tailed-maggot-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rat-Tailed Maggot'>Rat-Tailed Maggot</a> <small>Back Alley Bug Found about 15 of these bugs in...</small></li>
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		<title>Flower Fly, we believe, from Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/10/flower-fly-we-believe-from-kuwait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[bee or fly
March 8, 2010
Hello,
I am writing to you from an American military base in Kuwait. I am in pest management and would like to calm the fears of my fellow military members. Recently we have had a large number of flying insects that appear to be bees but i believe they are flies. They [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/08/02/giant-flower-loving-fly/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Giant Flower Loving Fly'>Giant Flower Loving Fly</a> <small>Giant flower-loving fly Greetings, First off thank you for your...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/08/27/ambush-bug-feasting-of-flower-visiting-fly/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ambush Bug feasting of flower visiting fly'>Ambush Bug feasting of flower visiting fly</a> <small>Southern Ontario Canada Bug Bugman, Photograph was taken at the...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/02/13/darkling-beetle-from-kuwait/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Darkling Beetle from Kuwait'>Darkling Beetle from Kuwait</a> <small>Desert something Bugman: This was found just outside our hooch...</small></li>
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		<title>Moth Fly Larvae</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/09/moth-fly-larvae/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom Flies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maggots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caterpillar like larvae
March 9, 2010
Recently we submitted a photo which was identified as a moth fly. Thank you for the prompt reply!
The same customer has submitted another photo which looks like some type of larvae. (perhaps the moth fly?)
Cathy&#8217;s Crawly Composters
Worm Bin
Hi again Cathy,
Based on images we found on the Integrated Pest Management Resources website [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/29/syrphid-fly-larvae-eat-oleander-aphids/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Syrphid Fly Larvae eat Oleander Aphids'>Syrphid Fly Larvae eat Oleander Aphids</a> <small>Mystery bug on milkweed July 28, 2009 I live in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/22/unknown-mysterious-larvae-in-webbing/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mysterious Larvae in webbing possibly Fungus Gnat Larvae'>Mysterious Larvae in webbing possibly Fungus Gnat Larvae</a> <small>Strange White Larvae In Webbing Under Rock November 21, 2009...</small></li>
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		<title>Rat Tailed Maggots eaten by Trout</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/08/rat-tailed-maggots-eaten-by-trout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/08/rat-tailed-maggots-eaten-by-trout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maggots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These were coughed up out of a rainbow trout I recently caught
March 8, 2010
A friend of mine recently caught a rainbow trout that coughed these up when he landed the fish. Any idea what they are. They are it a shot glass for sizing scale.
anonymous
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Dear anonymous,
These Rat Tailed Maggots are the aquatic [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/12/rattailed-maggot/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rattailed Maggot'>Rattailed Maggot</a> <small>Slug with long tail Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:08...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/rat-tailed-maggot-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rat-Tailed Maggots'>Rat-Tailed Maggots</a> <small>What is this larvae(?) found under the ice Sun, Dec...</small></li>
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		<title>Moth Flies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/04/moth-flies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/04/moth-flies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Winged Fly in Worm Bin
March 4, 2010
One of our customers has sent the attached photos of their worm bin.
The conditions in the worm bin are very wet, (muck like). These tiny, big winged flies are very numerous covering the surface of the worm bin. Red wigger worms are numerous also and seem not to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2002/10/05/flies-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Flies'>Flies</a> <small>My husband and I have been seeing a type of...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/22/bathroom-fly-larva/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Bathroom Fly Larva'>Bathroom Fly Larva</a> <small>worm/nemaotode/larvae? December 22, 2009 We&#8217;ve started seeing a number of...</small></li>
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		<title>Bathroom Fly from New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/01/bathroom-fly-from-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/01/bathroom-fly-from-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[small moth
February 27, 2010
i could not find anything on this bug, so i hope you could tell me what it is! it is a moth that i found on one of my walls inside, it is the second one i have seen this month- have not seen before! it is small, about half a centimetre [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/05/23/bathroom-fly-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Bathroom Fly'>Bathroom Fly</a> <small>?fly This picture isn&#8217;t very good, sorry. But we have...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/05/bathroom-fly-9/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Bathroom Fly'>Bathroom Fly</a> <small>Moth like insect September 2, 2009 I found this insect...</small></li>
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		<title>Mating Robber Flies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/26/mating-robber-flies-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mating Robber Flies
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Mating Robber Flies.  Mid-July, 2009.  Foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona, about 4,400&#8242;.  There are lots of Robbers around here, and I&#8217;m always glad to observe them.
Best,
Denny
Hi Denny,
We believe these may be Neomochtherus californicus, a species of Robber Fly that is represented on BugGuide with a single series [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/23/mating-robber-flies-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mating Robber Flies'>Mating Robber Flies</a> <small>a couple of photos and a moth ID Hello I...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/03/07/mating-robber-flies-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mating Robber Flies'>Mating Robber Flies</a> <small>Robber flies Dear Bugman: Can you identify this pair of...</small></li>
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		<title>Lynx Spider eats Pod Boring Bug while Freeloader Flies share the feast in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/20/lynx-spider-eats-pod-boring-bug-while-freeloader-flies-share-the-feast-in-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[aussietrev foodchain
February 19, 2010
Hi guys,
Thanks for clearing up that velvet ant gender. This Lynx spider has caught herself a pod boring bug but is having to share it with minute flies that feed on the victims of spiders. I guess they must be immune to the effects of venom or feed before it has made [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/21/kleptoparasitic-flies-from-australia-freeloader-flies-pilfer-and-ant-from-an-ant-hunter-spider/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Kleptoparasitic Flies from Australia pilfer an Ant from an Ant Hunter Spider'>Kleptoparasitic Flies from Australia pilfer an Ant from an Ant Hunter Spider</a> <small>Kleptoparasitic flies Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:37 AM Hi...</small></li>
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		<title>Black Soldier Fly Pupa</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/16/black-soldier-fly-pupa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this?
February 16, 2010
We live in an apartment in Los Angeles, CA. It is February 16th 2010, This is one of third of the same bug we have found in our apartment. All of them located around 2-10 feet of the living room closet. We found them on the ground. We have hardwood laminate. [...]


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		<title>Hanging Thief</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/16/hanging-thief-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Requesting the correct name for this insect.
February 16, 2010
This insect that I would like a name for is seen in the summer months. I have heard that they either eat flies, mosquitoes, or bees? I have seen this insect in South Eastern North Carolina
A.G.
South East North Carolina
Dear A.G.,
This is a Hanging Thief, a species of [...]


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