#Clogmia albipunctata

[asleepymonster]

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite insects, the humble drain fly.

Also known as the moth fly, we are specifically taking about Clogmia albipunctata. These adorable little cuties are true flies and their natural habitats are swampy wet areas.

"But Alex," you scream, frothing at the mouth, eyes bulging, "Why are they called drain flies?"

While the adults eat nectar or just water, the larvae are aquatic and eat decaying matter. Drain flies have discovered that our sewage system is a neverending supply of disgusting organic stuff just decaying away. Yummy! As such, they can often be found in drains. Maybe you've had drain flies? Rejoice, for you have been blessed.

The best thing about these guys?

They fly like drunk idiots.

They are special little guys, perfect in every way.

#insect #insects #fly #flies #drain fly #moth fly #Clogmia albipunctata #bug #bugs #bugs that i love #so soft #so precious #helps clean our sewer systems #perfect in every way #Youtube

[iroissleepdeprived]

I'm going to rant about bugs. Not bugs, THE bug.

(Btw, I'm going to include a picture of it; saying just in case).

There's this little creature whose scientific name is Clogmia albipunctata, but I like to call it "silent fly" or "thing that's probably going to be the end of me". It looks like this:

So, this guy over there is actually a good boy. You can see them in wet places or bathrooms because of humidity, and they eat the bacteria and fungus that is present in there. The problem is that they are so quiet you could easily ignore their presence. If you spot them you can see they do not move in the slightest; they just stay still as if watching your every movement and every little detail in your face.

I used to love these bugs, I thought they were silly and interesting, but now I'm terrified of them. They aren't bad, they aren't dangerous, they can't even fly for too long... They can, however, suddenly start levitating in the air and start making their way towards you. No explanation, no time to react, just a tiny black dot coming to you like an arrow being shot from the darkness. When that happens, my body is only capable of bending over and somehow managing to splash water from the sink to end with its life. They die quite easily and fast, one of the few great things I've learned after having to deal with them for over a decade now.

Maybe it's just me and the overwhelming feeling of danger that makes my skin suddenly feel cold, but I don't like these bugs. I don't like them in the slightest.

#i'm tired and i had an encounter with one of these again #Clogmia albipunctata #is there a tag for this thing #iro and their tedtalks #bugs #cw bugs

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Drain Fly on my iMac screen! - "Explored" by Nitin Chandra Via Flickr: Do check out tutorials.ncdslr.com

#Animal #Clogmia Albipunctata #Diptera #Drain Fly #Fly #Insect #Macro #Nature #Psychodidae #Wildlife #New Delhi #Delhi #India #flickr #nitin chandra #photographer

[musicandgallery]

Clogmia albipunctata drain fly

#nature #insects #flies #clogmia albipunctata

[toothedgoose]

Clogmia albipunctata

Drain fly

Mosquita de la humedad

19 of October 2022 — New York, USA

The enigma of the mystery worms has been solved! They are drain flies! Wow! They’re so cuuuuuute <3 I also had no idea their larvae were so large.

So it turns out the larvae eat decaying organic matter and for this reason you tend to find drain flies around drains (hence their name haha!), and is also why we found them at the areas where we collect mosquito eggs. The adults themselves can subsist on nectar or even only water, as they only live for about two weeks.

I also read that the little hairs covering the adults’ bodies are water-repellant, which makes them difficult to drown; very interesting!

#bugs #mystery worms #drain fly #fly #flies #Insecta #Diptera #Psychodidae #Clogmia #Clogmia albipunctata #original content

[onenicebugperday]

Moth flies in the subfamily Psychodinae

Although most people are familiar with the common bathroom moth fly (aka drain fly, Clogmia albipunctata), there are dozens of described species found worldwide.

Photos 1-2 by treegrow, 3 by tony_d, 4 by thomasbarbin, 5 by steve_kerr, 6 by juju98, 7 by lu_s_w, 8-9 by reynantemartinez, and 10 by macronatura

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #fly #diptera #moth fly #drain fly #one nice bug #i hope people aren't bored by these #i just think they are so ding dang cute #also that last one lol #a Creature #fyi these are flies not moths #since i saw someone tag it moths

[crevicedwelling]

Random thought: where did drain flies live before there were drains?

bogleech answered this already, coincidentally! I have had drain flies of various species including the household Clogmia albipunctata (haha. Clogmia) develop in containers where I macerate animal bones or dead leaves.

as often the case with household animals, there’s usually a lot more elsewhere that people don’t come into contact with and don’t realize exist! I believe there’s over 2,500 species in the family Psychodidae. one group of the drain flies are known as sandflies, and the subfamily name—Phlebotominae—hints at the fact that they’re hemtophagous (blood drinking) like mosquitoes! they’re the vectors of a few tropical diseases like leishmaniasis.

anyway, like cockroaches, house centipedes, silverfish, and pigeons among others, drain flies are an example of where the rare one or two synanthropic species become the most familiar to humans to the point of being synonymous with the larger group, even if they’re fairly unique among them

#drain flies

[realstarlume]

Clogmia albipunctata

#anatomy #animals #insect #insects #science #moths #moths art #bugs #lepidoptera

[entomoblog]

Les mouches d'égout se plaisent dans vos canalisations

See on Scoop.it - EntomoScience

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Ever wonder how those tiny, jumpy flies got onto your bathroom wall? Well, they came out of your sink drain after growing up down in the pipes. A goofy

  A Drain Fly’s Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes | Deep Look

  Deep Look

16 janv. 2024

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Traduction

  Vous vous êtes déjà demandé comment ces minuscules mouches sautillantes se sont retrouvées sur le mur de votre salle de bain ? Eh bien, elles sont sorties de l'évacuation de votre évier après avoir grandi dans les tuyaux. Une longue "moustache*", des ailes duveteuses et quelques substances aquatiques les aident à survivre dans cet environnement particulier.

  Les mouches d'égout (...) ressemblent à des papillons de nuit miniatures. L'une des espèces les plus courantes de mouches d'égout est Clogmia albipunctata, qui présente des marques blanches sur ses pattes sombres. C'est cette espèce que nous avons filmée pour notre vidéo.

  Les mouches d'égout se faufilent de l'extérieur, souvent par les fissures des vieux tuyaux. Elles pondent leurs œufs dans la boue à l'intérieur des tuyaux. Lorsque les larves sortent des œufs, elles se nourrissent de cette boue vivante, appelée biofilm. Il est composé de bactéries, de champignons et d'autres micro-organismes qui se développent sur les cheveux, la salive et les morceaux de nourriture qui sont lavés dans l'évier de la salle de bains.

  --- Pourquoi les mouches des égouts apparaissent-elles dans une maison ?

L'entomologiste Greg Curler, qui étudie les mouches des égouts, explique qu'elles s'introduisent dans les vieux bâtiments par des tuyaux rouillés ou fissurés par les mouvements du sol. Les mouches utilisent leurs antennes pour détecter les gaz émanant du biofilm qui s'est accumulé au fil du temps à l'intérieur des tuyaux.

"Les mouches peuvent détecter le gaz de très loin", a déclaré Curler, "et sont attirées par lui".

(...)

    * "Les pièces buccales ne sont pas adaptées pour piquer (sauf chez les Phlebotominae) : les mandibules sont absentes ou rudimentaires. (...) Les palpes sont formés de quatre, ou plus rarement de trois articles visibles."

  → Psychodidae — Wikipédia (version du 30 octobre 2023 à 11:42) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodidae

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Pour en savoir plus sur l'espèce de la vidéo :

  Clogmia albipunctata, le Moucheron des éviers, est une espèce de petits insectes diptères nématocères de la famille des Psychodidae, subcosmopolite des zones tropicales et tempérées. Il est découvert en Allemagne en 1993, puis en Belgique2. En 2021, il est aussi potentiellement présent dans toute la France3.

Il ressemble à un minuscule papillon de nuit et se rencontre essentiellement dans les pièces humides des habitations4.

  → Clogmia albipunctata — Wikipédia (version du 30 octobre 2023 à 17:13) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clogmia_albipunctata

[animalids]

Drain fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Photo by Alexey Sergeev

#drain fly #bathroom moth fly #clogmia albipunctata #clogmia #psychodinae #psychodidae #psychodoidea #psychodomorpha #nematocera #diptera #antliophora #panorpida #endopterygota #eumetabola #neoptera #insecta #hexapoda #pancrustacea #arthropoda #ecdysozoa

[cjdraper1961]

Sewer Fly

Clogmia albipunctata Sooty little sewer fly You creep me out, I cannot lie While sitting down to take a pee I spy you perched there, judging me And while I know you’re just a bug Your attitude seems rather smug Well camouflaged to look like ash You think I cannot briskly smash You on the tile and then we’ll see Who rules the bathroom, you or me But as I look around I find I am outnumbered by your…

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#Education #Nature #Photos #Poetry #Rhyme #Science

[quiltedmoth]

Clogmia albipunctata

[speciesofleastconcern]

[musicandgallery]

Clogmia albipunctata (2 photos)

Thanks to @sweetly-obsessing for providing this ID.

#musicandgallery #my photos #nature #insects #flies #natur #insekten #fliegen #Clogmia albipunctata

[packratpoetry]

Sewer Fly

Clogmia albipunctata Sooty little sewer fly You creep me out, I cannot lie While sitting down to take a pee I spy you perched there, judging me And while I know you’re just a bug Your attitude seems rather smug Well camouflaged to look like ash You think I cannot briskly smash You on the tile and then we’ll see Who rules the bathroom, you or me But as I look around I find I am outnumbered by your…

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#Nature #Photography #Poetry #Prose #Science #Video

[depressiongoblin]

Saw this little one on the door ar work. It was about the size of the head of a pin. Clogmia albipunctata, the Bathroom Moth Fly #insectidentification #insects #mothfly #macrophotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVR7hYsmT_/?utm_medium=tumblr

#insectidentification #insects #mothfly #macrophotography