Thisfamily includes many common flies, including House flies. Muscids arerelatively large and hairy. Some are predaceous as adults, while mostfeed on dead plant and animal tissue, dung, and even blood. At thereserve, they are commonly found in and around carcasses of marinemammals that die on the beach.

The Coal Oil Point collection contains nine morphospecies of Muscid flies.

House Fly Photos (click to enlarge)
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