This family includes many common flies, including House flies. Muscids are relatively large and hairy. Some are predaceous as adults, while most feed on dead plant and animal tissue, dung, and even blood. At the reserve, they are commonly found in and around carcasses of marine mammals 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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