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AceBug Ottawa, KS(Zone 6a) Nov 06, 2016

Ok hoping Flapdoodle or someone can tell me what these are. Found them the other day on top of pile of soil/compost. It looks as if each one of these is 2 together end to end...mating maybe?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 06, 2016

These are minute black scavenger flies (family Scatopsidae) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatopsidae#/media/File:Flies_on_Leucanthemum_vulgare.JPG
Basically harmless scavengers...

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AceBug Ottawa, KS(Zone 6a) Nov 07, 2016

Alright Flapdoodle! Thank you once again! You rock!

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