c/entomology · by PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 3yWhat would cause these flies to die on this piece of grass like this? 12 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world
6 Comments
Fwow13@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
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.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Ah interesting. It has been a very damp summer.
Fwow13@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
There other pathogens that will do things like this too, the insect world can be a horror show. 🫣
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
The flies are really bad this year so I say bring the horrors on.
Though they are feeding the local finch population quite well.
TheLobotomist@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
Heat? Just guessing
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Maybe? Weird thing is there were no other dead ones nearby. Just on this one blade of grass.