Lucilia sericata

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Lucilia sericata

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Lucilia sericata more commonly known as green fly.
Everyone knows it, with a color between green and bright blue, it has bristles on the thorax and transparent wings, with black legs and antennae.

Although they are obviously not very popular because they are almost always found near rotten fruit, meat, garbage cans, feces or dead animals, they can sometimes also be found on flowers, like many other insects. This one I found specifically on a flower.

But this insect, although it can produce a natural rejection in people, from what has been said, also has its charm, when they are seen so closely, at least it seems to me.

And sometimes they are not without its usefulness: for example in forensic activity it has been used a lot because it is one of the first species to colonize a corpse. It has been used to determine the post-mortem interval. The most common way to estimate this interval is to determine the developmental stage the immature is in when harvested. It is usually a precise method, although the development of the larva can be affected by multiple factors (for example, the temperature to which it is exposed).

On the other hand, the larvae of this fly are effective in treating chronic wounds that are difficult to heal, since they only feed on dead tissue. They feed on dead skin, kill bacteria and promote cell division, causing tissue to regenerate more quickly. Therapy with green fly larvae is not new, it has been used in several alternate periods in history, for example it was a practice documented by North American doctors during the Civil War (1861-1865) and later they were used until the 1940s. last century, when penicillin was marketed. He returned in the 80s when bacteria developed resistance to antibiotics, and clinical trials began that have demonstrated their effectiveness.

So every insect has a utility in the cycle of life, and this little green fly, too.

Canon EOS 6D
Mitutoyo M Plan APO 10x 0.28 + Raynox 150 (out of infinity)
MJKZZ Xtreme Pro rail + IR Remote Motion Controller
Exposure time: 1 "- ISO100
Canon Auto Bellows
Stacking
No. of photos: 229
Steps: 10 µm
Approximate magnification: 8.44x


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Re: Lucilia sericata

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very nice :smt038

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Re: Lucilia sericata

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Hi Javier,

Thanks for the interesting story around the fly :D

Great image with fabulous light and detail ;)

Thanks for sharing and inspiration!
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Re: Lucilia sericata

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Hi Javier

Very nice, high res image is excellent,
I like the lighting and beautiful colors.
Interesting information.

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Beautifully done!
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Re: Lucilia sericata

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well done, a big print must be stunning!!
(if only retouching on all those bristles would be easier)

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