Pseudacteon
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pseudacteon-297-10073526
title:
Pseudacteon
text:
Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. There are over 70 described species of Pseudacteon fly. They are also known as ant-decapitating flies due to their parasitic larval stage. An egg is injected by the female fly into the shoulder joint of an ant worker. Soon after, the egg undergoes rapid inflation as it appears to absorb ant hemolymph. This first instar larva migrates into the ant head and consumes the jaw muscle and other tissues, leaving the mandibles hanging and preparing
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of flies
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudacteon
date created:
date modified:
2023-03-22T13:49:09Z
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