Talk:Eristalis tenax

message: for the overview section, I suggest that the references be taken out because according to good article guideline, if lead info is already mentioned in the article (as it should be) and isn’t controversial, redundant citations should be taken out. I don’t think any of the lead info would be considered controversial. I also moved “toughness” section to the “life cycle” section as I thought this connected pretty well. For the “pollination” section, I am not sure how relevant that would be because it is focusing on diptera, but not on the specific species, so I think adding specific info pertaining to E. tenax would be more appropriate. I also moved “territoriality” to before “life history” as this would follow the article format give in project diptera and made life history its own separate section. Overall, a good article and had lots of interesting info, especially the part on mimicry with honeybees. Y.shiuan (talk) 00:43, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Behavioral Ecology Peer Review

message: This "human intestinal myiasis of the Rat-tailed maggot" sound like nonsense to me. Intestinal parasites are specifically adapted to that environment, but here we're expected to believe that an insect that has a larval form that is optimized for a waterborne existence will somehow survive in the intestine "as long as the breathing tube reaches towards the anus". I've looked at the web references, and they're not detailed enough to give a proper idea of what's going on.
But my guess is this: I assume that drone flies could easily find their way down a toilet's vent pipe and lay their eggs at the back of the U-bend. The maggots would stay at the back of the U-bend, feeding on the goop there, and floating just below the surface of the water as they normally do.  However, if a stool hits the water in the pan, some maggots might get sloshed around the U-bend into the pan. Person looks in water, jumps to wrong conclusion, fishes the maggot out and takes it to their doctor.--Farry (talk) 14:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Human intestinal myiasis of the Rat-tailed maggot???

message: Your misunderstanding of this organism's capabilities (and your lack of imagination) trump documented cases?
 Hall MC. A note regarding myiasis, especially that due to syrphid larvae. Arch Intern Med 1918; 21: 309-312.
 Cookson HA, Oldroyd H. Intestinal infestation by larvae of a drone fly. Lancet 1937; 2: 804.
 Zumpt F. The problem of intestinal myiasis in humans. S Afr Med J 1963; 37: 305-307.
 Lakshminarayana CS, Kanchana MV, Janakavalli R, Mallika M. Intestinal myiasis due to Eristalis tenax. J Indian Med Assoc 1975; 65: 234-235.
 Aguilera A, Cid A, Regueiro JM, et al. Intestinal myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax (letter). J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37: 3082.
In the future, please just put a "cite needed" if you don't believe something.  "accuracy disputed" is for something a little more objectively supportable than your hunches.  The breathing tube (rat tail) of this maggot is an adaptation to harsh and anaerobic environments; it can survive in polluted cesspools which are a much less maggot-friendly environment that the interior of a human stool, even if that stool is still occupying someone's colon.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.20.180 (talk) 19:25, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Your "guesses" do not deserve an ambox