Funny looking fly

[greybeard]

 

[mikbone]

that is a funny looking fly, I have no clue?

 

[mikbone]

it also looks extremely small?

 

[Jeff15]

Its very odd.....

 

[wobe]

Those front limbs look very mantis like - a baby?

 

[jeffashman]

Best I can tell, it's a type of mantidfly, and gets its name because it looks like a cross between a mantis and a fly. Interesting little critter.

 

[greybeard]

The face and mouth does look Mantis like

 

[greybeard]

it also looks extremely small?

Yes, it was smaller than a common house fly. I thought it was a baby one until I started processing it.

 

[mikbone]

The face and mouth does look Mantis like

is this the same fly?

 

[greybeard]

is this the same fly?

No, this is a pic of a large Mantis just to illustrate the similarities

 

[Aqua67]

That fly looks like a botfly to me. I was first intrigued by this larva I found on a client’s driveway this morning, so I took a picture. Now I’m thinking it is a botfly larva. I was looking at pictures of botflies this morning. Here is the chubby larva I took a picture of this morning. I didn’t know these things were in Michigan.

 

[jeffashman]

That fly looks like a botfly to me. I was first intrigued by this larva I found on a client’s driveway this morning, so I took a picture. Now I’m thinking it is a botfly larva. I was looking at pictures of botflies this morning. Here is the chubby larva I took a picture of this morning. I didn’t know these things were in Michigan.View attachment 268185

The front legs don't look right for a botfly. Our dogs get the larva from time to time. Have to wait until a hole appears, and then you can pour hydrogen peroxide in the hole, and the larva will pop out, then you squash it. Squashing while it is till in the animal will cause anaphylactic shock. Nasty little things. Burn 'em with fire...