Strange looking fly larvae show up in a RV
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Terrie Williams, MSU Extension educator, sent me some strange fly larvae that a client kept finding in or by her toilet in her RV. I identified the larvae as soldier fly larvae (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). In nature, these larvae can be found in a diverse array of situations mostly in wetlands and damp places in soil, sod, under bark, and in animal excrement and decaying organic matter. I’m pretty sure these were living in the RV's septic tank (way gross!).
