The sighting of carnivorous flies has raised concerns, as this insect was thought to be extinct since 1836, more than 180 years ago.
Have you ever heard about the carnivorous flies or bearded vultures, because these are real, and the worst part is that this is an ancient species that was thought to be extinct more than a century ago and is now reappearing in France, keeping the population on alert.
As analyzed these flies They reappeared in February 2022 in the Pyrenees National Park during a health surveillance in the Ossau Valley; therefore, the same place announced the sighting of the species.
According to a park security guard, he saw several flies hovering over a dead wild boar, but when he got closer he realized it was something different, since they did not seem to be common flies; they were the species Thyreophora Cynophila, better known as carnivorous flies.
And now? Flesh-eating flies are reappearing in France. The insect has raised alarm as it was thought to be extinct since 1836. Here's what we know: https://t.co/OwSEVm8W4p #International pic.twitter.com/Uacwi1H7AY
What's most surprising to experts is that this species was thought to be extinct since 1836, more than a century ago. In fact, it was included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered species.
This species, almost 10 millimeters long and whose main characteristic is its bright orange head, metallic blue body and a pair of black spots on the wings, was first described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1798, under the name of Musca Cynophila, which in German was described as Hundefliege ( fly -dog) since it was found on the corpse of a dog.
Another detail that has been given is that the carnivorous flies They are active in winter, since the cold does not seem to affect the larvae that feed on decomposing animal carcasses in the snow.
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With information from the press release Pyrenees National Park .
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