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#13269807

3 February 2026

A blow fly (Calliphora vicina) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 9, 2025.

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#13079842

10 December 2025

Turkey vultures walk along a dirt road at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida, on December 9, 2025. The scavengers play a crucial ecological role by helping prevent the spread of disease through consuming carrion.

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#12713286

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12713287

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12602285

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) showing signs of decomposition on the forest floor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602291

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602280

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602281

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602289

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602293

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602297

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A person harvesting an orange birch bolete mushroom (Leccinum versipelle) camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602301

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A person harvesting an orange birch bolete mushroom (Leccinum versipelle) camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602279

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: Orange birch bolete (Leccinum versipelle) is seen camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602288

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602295

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) partially eaten by snails camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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#12602298

31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A person harvesting an orange birch bolete mushroom (Leccinum versipelle) camouflaged among leaves and forest floor debris in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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