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Ladybird Beetle HERCULES BEETLES
Critter Files/Insects/Beetles/Hercules Beetles/Mydas Fly Maggot
By Blake Newton
University of Kentucky Department of Entomology
   
MYDAS FLY MAGGOT:
 
Mydas fly maggots
These large (5 cm) Mydas fly maggots burrow through soil and rotten wood where they hunt for beetle grubs and other creatures.

Photo by B. Wallin, Univeristy of Kentucky, 2003

 

Original document: 25 May 2004
Last updated: 25 May 2004

Photos courtesy B. Wallin, R. Bessin, and B. Newton, University of Kentucky
The Kentucky Critter Files are maintained by Blake Newton, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky.
Contact: blaken@uky.edu

 

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