Not a bird, but does anyone know this local insect?

To:	'Peter Cranston' <>, 'michael mulvaney' <>
Subject:	Not a bird, but does anyone know this local insect?
From:	Alison via Canberrabirds <>
Date:	Sun, 6 Apr 2025 06:50:51 +0000

Always find lots of larvae in my worm farm.

From: Canberrabirds <> On Behalf Of Peter Cranston via Canberrabirds
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2025 6:24 PM
To: michael mulvaney <>
Cc: COG Chat <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Not a bird, but does anyone know this local insect?

Yes, Michael is correct. And she not only does not fly but does not sting. Larva is very important in processing compost (even including bones and protein). The frass (= excrement) makes great garden fertiliser. Commercialised and available locally from goterra

https://goterra.au/shop/.

Pete Cranston
Honorary Professor ANU

On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 at 18:11, michael mulvaney <> wrote:

It is a female wingless soldier fly Boreoides subulatus

Picture like this can be posted on Canberra Nature Map for identification of any plant, animal or fungi

see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/1818

On 3 Apr 2025, at 5:47 pm, Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I am posting this on behalf of Margaret Robertson. Lots of birders have a wide range of knowledge so can anyone identify this little beastie? Approx 2 cm in length and said to sting. Photo taken at a local Canberra school.

Kim

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