Conicera Tibialis by Laurie Ricardo https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35 en-us 2018-05-02 16:52:46 UTC 2026-01-09 14:55:16 UTC hello@padlet.com More commonly known as the Coffin Fly laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257349643 2018-05-02 16:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257349643 Under a microscope laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257350039 2018-05-02 16:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257350039 Different kinds of antennae laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257350586 Males have more of a cone shape
Females have round shaped antennae]]> 2018-05-02 16:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257350586 Adult females of this species are known to dig down through over 2 meters of dirt and enter coffins to lay their eggs. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257351638 2018-05-02 16:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257351638 Since they typically only live below ground, they don't use their wings as much. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257354524 2018-05-02 17:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257354524 The female fly also isn't what eats from the body in the casket. The female lays her eggs in the corners and when they hatch, the larvae are left to crawl into the casket and feed. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257625535 2018-05-03 12:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257625535 Male laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257627458 2018-05-03 13:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257627458 The coffin fly can burrow from 30 to 100 cm deep. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257632583 2018-05-03 13:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257632583 They go after bodies that have been buried for long periods of time. They have been known to go for bodies that have been buried a year, but typically go for 3-5 years. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257633419 2018-05-03 13:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257633419 laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257638212 2018-05-03 13:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257638212 The female fly is lower left laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257638720 2018-05-03 13:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257638720 The burrowing takes quite a while, almost 4 days to get about 50 cm. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257639457 2018-05-03 13:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257639457 C. Tibialis are typically the weaker of flies, which explains why they burrow. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257642224 2018-05-03 13:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257642224 In nature, they are virtually almost never found on an unburied corpse. laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257643690 2018-05-03 13:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257643690 laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257645574 2018-05-03 13:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257645574 Citations laurie_ricardo512 https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257652636 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vc3MDeEF3TEzippMUC2Ccsf2f9fOjf_Rot_Vv_Ey9QU/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2018-05-03 13:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_ricardo512/qizje5joud35/wish/257652636