Deer Ked, Lipoptena cervi, a biting fly. darkfield photomicrograph
RMID:Image ID:C2CCFY
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2953 x 3545 px | 25 x 30 cm | 9.8 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 December 2010More information:
Winged adult deer keds are flying about in early autumn (and sometimes through December) in search of deer. As soon as the fly alights on a host it begins to burrow through the fur, shedding its wings by breaking them off close to their bases. The keds then take a blood meal, mate and after an indeterminate period the female will birth a mature larva which will begin to pupate. After birthing, the female will again feed, mate and produce another larva. It is unclear how many larvae are produced per female.