July 5, 2012

Shoo Fly

The 18th century scientist Carolus Linnaeus said that three flies could consume the carcass of a horse as quickly as a lion. As three female bluebottles can lay about 900 eggs, this is theoretically possible.

source: Waldbauer, Insights from Insects, page 254 Enter

Posted at 5:31 AM

Comments (0)

Filed under: , ,

Share

Leave a Comment

Previous post:

Next post: