Stats

Lifespan

A few weeks

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This tiny humpbacked fly scuttles across damp soil and decaying matter. It prefers running over flying and can detect the scent of buried remains from miles away.

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

Phoridae