coffin fly
coffin fly · coffin flies
The scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris, an omnivorous fly which eeds on plants as well as…The scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris, an omnivorous fly which eeds on plants (nectar) as well as carrion.
Meaning
2 sensesThe scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris, an omnivorous fly which eeds on plants (nectar) as well as carrion.
The fly Conicera tibialis, which feeds on carrion.
Origin
Both phorid flies are called "coffin flies" because they can be found in coffins, being abBoth phorid flies are called "coffin flies" because they can be found in coffins, being able to detect buried corpses and crawl through soil to reach them.
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Forms
plural: coffin flies| Singular | coffin fly |
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