WEBIOCOSM
Common Housefly Life Cycle
in 14 Days, Time-lapse
This time-lapse video was made over a period of 2 weeks, using my
Canon PowerShot S3 IS and GBTimelapse software. The eggs hatched within 24
hours of the chicken being left out, which is when the shooting began. After 4
days I moved the larvae (maggots) to the dry container where they began to
pupate in about 2 days. The first flies emerged about 5 days after that and
continued for several more days. Until the adult flies emerged I was
shooting each picture at a rate of 1 picture every 3 to eight minutes. Then I
had to speed it up to every 5 seconds because they came out so fast. The movie
was then played back at 30 fps. I used
Sony Acid Music Studio to make the accompanying music.