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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:54 pm
My topic is the western goldenhaired blowfly. surprised It lives in Australia and I figured out some other information, but I also need to know the length of the adult and its larvae. sad
I can't find images of any instar stages, which I need, nor the lengths. Could anyone help about this? (**Maybe Wolf because you live in Australia.<_< >_>**)
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:10 am
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The_Winter_Wolf Vice Captain
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The_Winter_Wolf Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:31 am
Putting that aside,
*Clears throat*
The Western Golden-haired blow fly or the Western Australian brown blowfly is a native fly found in Western Australia:
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexapoda
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae.
The Western Golden-haired blow fly is like most blow flys in the aspect that it has a 3-segmented antenna with an arista; vein Rs 2-branched, a frontal suture present, and a body that has metallic blue, green, or black tinge.
Onto the cycle:
The female requires a substantial amount of protein to produce mature eggs in her ovaries. Once she lays them, the eggs have a yellowish or white colour and they are usually 1.2mm x 0.3mm. The female lays about 2000 eggs in her life in several batches of 100-200.
THe hatching takes about 7 hours to 1 day, however, the development of blowflies is extremely dependant on the temperature and conditions around it. Under room temperature, most blowflies can go from an egg into a pupa in about 7-12 days when it drops from the organism it is feeding off and burrows into the ground where it re-emerges as an adult in a week to a fortnight later.
Hope that helps.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:08 am
surprised ! Helps alot!! whee Do you know the size of the adult fly?
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The_Winter_Wolf Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:02 pm
No, but I could give my friend in W.A a line and see what he thinks.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:13 pm
I'll ask my teacher about this project on how much we need v. how much we can find. Then I'll mention the results. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:21 pm
Well, I got back from my friend and he said that:
the length (from the head to the end of the body) is about 9-10mm on average.
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:46 pm
eek That's awesome!! 4laugh Thank you!!! whee
Err.... Do you know how many instars there are and the names of them?
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The_Winter_Wolf Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:40 am
Ok, basically the larva stage of a blowfly has three instars. Basically, between each instar, the larva sheds its skin in order to make way for the next stage.
Offhand, I didn't find any scientific names for any of these stages. Sorry about that, but I'll keep looking.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:31 pm
Thanks!! 3nodding I wonder if our resources have different results because I could barely find anything around here. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:58 am
Maybe, that's a good question.
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:43 pm
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The_Winter_Wolf Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:22 am
Have you finished the project yet?
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:31 am
Almost. I still need information about the instars. I'm going to the library today, so maybe I'll find it there. smile
Otherwise I'll have a little chat with my teacher. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:50 am
**Came back from library**
Didn't find anything.-_-'
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