Found this fly dead on a curtain in the house - and after looking at hundreds of pictures trying to identify it I realised that the pale abdominal bands were in fact an indication of fungal spores emerging from between the abdominal segments. Not a particularly nice way to go ... even for a fly!
Entomophthora muscae a weird 'zombie' fungus
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Thanks Martin. Weird ..... but fascinating!
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