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词条 Rat-tailed maggot
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  1. Commercial use

  2. Infection

  3. Gallery

  4. References

  5. External links

Rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of certain species of hoverflies belonging to the tribes Eristalini and Sericomyiini.[1] A characteristic feature of rat-tailed maggots is a tube-like, telescoping breathing siphon located at its posterior end.[2] This acts like a snorkel, allowing the larva to breathe air while submerged. The siphon is usually about as long as the maggot's body ({{convert|20|mm|abbr=on}} when mature), but can be extended as long as {{convert|150|mm|abbr=on}}. This organ gives the larva its common name.[2]

The most commonly encountered rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. It lives in stagnant, oxygen-deprived water, with a high organic content. It is fairly tolerant of pollution and can live in sewage lagoons and cesspools.[2] In 2017, rat-tailed maggots gained some press coverage after they were recognised in the composting toilets of the Glastonbury Festival.[2]

Commercial use

These larvae, commonly called "mousies", are cultured and sold as fish bait. They are especially popular in ice fishing.[3]

Infection

Occasionally, cases have been documented of human intestinal myiasis caused by the rat-tailed maggot. Symptoms can range from none (asymptomatic) to abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, or pruritus ani. Infection can be caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water, but doubts have been expressed that accidentally ingested fly larvae could survive in the gastrointestinal tract. Zumpt proposed an alternative called "rectal myiasis". Flies, attracted to feces, may deposit their eggs or larvae near or into the anus, and the larvae then penetrate further into the rectum. They can survive feeding on feces at this site, as long as the breathing tube reaches towards the anus.[4][5]

Gallery

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|File:Eristalis tenax on cup.JPG|Eristalis tenax larva
|Image:rattail-maggot.jpg|E. tenax larva
|File:Australian Rat-tailed fly larva.jpg|Unidentified rat-tailed maggot from Australia
|File:Rat-tailed maggot leaving water to pupate (Mindanao, Philippines).jpg|Unidentified rat-tailed maggot from the Philippines
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References

1. ^{{cite book |author=Alan E. Stubbs |author2=Steven J. Falk |last-author-amp=yes |title=British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide |edition=2nd |year=1983 |publisher=British Entomological and Natural History Society |location=London |isbn=1-899935-03-7 |pages=284–300}}
2. ^{{Cite newspaper |title=Rat-tailed maggots crawling around Glastonbury Festival toilets captured on video |date=29 June 2017 |newspaper=Bristol Post |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/rat-tailed-maggots-crawling-around-147948}}
3. ^Dictionary of Ichthyology; Brian W. Coad and Don E. McAllister {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206035232/http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/M.htm |date=2009-12-06 }} at ww.briancoad.com
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal |vauthors=Aguilera A, Cid A, Regueiro BJ, Prieto JM, Noya M |title=Intestinal myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax |journal=J. Clin. Microbiol. |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=3082 |date=September 1999 |pmid=10475752 |pmc=85471 |url=http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10475752}}
5. ^{{cite journal |author=Whish-Wilson PB |title=A possible case of intestinal myiasis due to Eristalis tenax |journal=Med. J. Aust. |volume=173 |issue=11-12 |pages=652 |year=2000 |pmid=11379520 |url=http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/173_11_041200/whishwilson/whishwilson.html}}

External links

{{Commons category|Rat-tailed maggots}}
  • Rat-tailed maggot on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

2 : Hoverflies|Pollinator flies
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