Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

Ok, so she's not very glamorous .... and she lives most of her life on dung .... and she feeds by stalking other insects and sucking out their juices .... but each to their own!

[ShirleyB]

She is a little ugly!!! Looks like those front legs are made for jumping.

[M0ments in time]

Horrid creature.... But a great macro

[Bep]

Great macro.

[Joan Morvinson]

Great capture. But why live on dung when it's not food?

[Yeshanghai]

Great capture

[Julienne Jones]

@shirleybankfarm she certainly is ugly, but I expect she's beautiful to all the male dung flies

[Julienne Jones]

@jomo They prey on other insects that feed on the dung :)

[Julienne Jones]

@mbmomentsintime @gijsje @yeshanghai - thanks, she may be horrid but she has a certain grotesque charm

[Rick]

Great Macro.

[Lee-Ann]

Great shot.

[Sgt. Pepper]

Fabulous macro - fav

[Nitrogene]

Hahahaha, so it sounds like there's nothing nice to say about her :) However, it is an amazing close-up of this not-so-amazing insect :)

[Julienne Jones]

@rickster549 @leestevo @sgtpepper - thanks - maybe I could start a fan club for this little dung fly?

[Julienne Jones]

@nitrogene - shame isn't it! Someone's got to do the job I suppose :)

[Carla]

Sometimes I find it hard to believe we live in the same country. You see so many wonderful little creatures