Common Housefly From Egg to Adult in 14 Days- Time-Lapse

This time-lapse video was made over a period of 2 weeks, using my Canon Powershot S3 IS and GBTimelapse software. The eggs hatched within 24 hours of the chicken being left out, which is when the shooting began. After 4 days I moved the larvae (maggots)
to the dry container where they began to pupate in about 2 days. The first flies emerged about 5 days after that and continued for several more days.
Until the adult flies emerged I was shooting each picture at a rate of 1 pic every 3 to eight minutes. Then I had to speed it up to every 5 seconds because they came out so fast. The movie was then played back at 30 fps. I used Sony Acid Music Studio to make the accompanying music. A larger, higher quality version can be seen at my website: http://www.webiocosm.com/timelapse/timelapsevideos/flylifecycle/flylifecyclel...
Sound Credits: http://webiocosm.net/soundcredit/flylifecycle

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• housefly
• fly
• time
• lapse
• time-lapse
• larvae
• maggot
• life
• cycle
• growth
• development
• pupa

[horneddragon]

how did you get the pupateing fly into the container...?

[webiocosm]

@horneddragon - I don't remember. I am pretty sure I didn't touch them with my hands. I would have remembered that.

[shadowdemons117]

is this easy to do? like the preparations, was getting the flies to lay eggs easy?

[webiocosm]

@shadowdemons117 - Yes it was fairly easy. All I did to get the flies to lay the eggs was leave the chicken out overnight. Then I placed the chicken in the clear plastic container. I used an emptied ant farm container. I covered the small holes on the side with plastic and poked tiny holes in it so the maggots would not get out but would allow oxygen in. The maggots that I left with the chicken didn't pupate, but the ones that I placed in the dry container with no food began to pupate.

[leslyluxe]

was the container closed? i wonder how the maggots got in. :S

[webiocosm]

@leslyluxe - I left the chicken out in the open overnight. Then I placed it in the closed container you see in the video.

[watermelonorange]

they grow up so fast :'(

[dragonballd3]

2 seconds after befoming a fly.......

*SPLAT!*

[awex1112]

are all those houseflies? or some were bowflies?



[jarosikzero]

I came home one night to discover about 15-20 flies on my bedroom window. Absolutely puzzled as to where they came from I decided to properly tidy up and found about 20-30 of those pupae pods on the floor under the wardrobe. This entire process took place without me even knowing, which disgusts me to a degree. Rest assured though, the whole place has been completely blitzed clean, hoovered and bleached. Twice.

[holycow343]

anyone know how long can they survive without food or water, i caught this horse fly larve in a jar and left it for 1 week so far and it is still alive

[RedcFox]

I thought that was bread

[Chihang256]

One guy failed to become an egg and died on top of the sand bowl.

[Skattberg02]

this is very fascinating ;o