Dung-fly pauses to consider next move

"Adult males bright golden-yellow, covered with dense upright hair"  (Remind you of anyone?) 


The life of Scathophaga stercoraria, basically meaning shit-eating shit dweller, is centred around ordure. (It's fantastic!!)


 "Adults locate dung by 'scenting' it with their antennae and flying upwind to find it. Mom and Dad meet there, mate there, lay eggs there, and take their meals there. They feed on other flies that are attracted to dung, and they also consume nectar (and, if times get tough, each other.)"

"Females are more likely to be found in vegetation, but males, which outnumber females, hang out on manure all the time, like a gamey Singles Bar. The arrival of a female causes such an uproar that males will sometimes grab other males in the confusion...."


The above are all verbatim quotes from entomological websites and after spending a good deal of time immersing myself in the habits of the dung fly this evening I was delighted to hear the news that the American president had failed in his attempt to overturn Obamacare. 


Any perceived similarity between Donald Trump and a dung-fly is purely coincidential.