A species of fly declared extinct more than a century ago has been rediscovered, contently buzzing around the corpses it is known to feed on.
A species of fly declared extinct more than a century ago has been rediscovered, contently buzzing around the corpses it is known to feed on.
Bone skippers, as the flies are commonly known, take their name form the cracked and exposed bones of the decaying corpses they prefer to feed upon, where they appear to jump from bite to bite of decomposing flesh.
Since 2009, reports of bone skippers appearing about Europe began to surface, and the latest taxonomical research on the flies confirms the corpse-eating creatures have made a comeback.