Insects and Spiders

Bearer Of Beauty

This was my first photo of a blowfly. From the genus Calliphora. It was quite surprising to discover that Calliphora is latin for bearer of beauty. Makes you wonder who came up with that name for blowflies.
Male blowfly (Calliphora sp.)

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