Stats

Lifespan

2-4 weeks

Size

Tiny

Diet

Decomposer

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This fuzzy fly lives in damp drains and sewage systems across the tropics. Its wings are covered in tiny hairs that repel water to keep the insect dry while crawling through pipes.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Psychodidae