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... bee flies , flat - footed flies , big - eyed flies , thick- headed flies , sand flies , robber flies , gadflies , dung flies , and louse flies . A motley and prolific crew ! A characteristic human reaction to flies is to eradicate them ...
... bee flies , flat - footed flies , big - eyed flies , thick- headed flies , sand flies , robber flies , gadflies , dung flies , and louse flies . A motley and prolific crew ! A characteristic human reaction to flies is to eradicate them ...
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... bees could not fly . The bee had been analyzed as a heli- copter . So it is with the fly . To stay airborne and move for- ward , the fly must beat his wings as much as two hundred times a second . By comparison , the hummingbird beats ...
... bees could not fly . The bee had been analyzed as a heli- copter . So it is with the fly . To stay airborne and move for- ward , the fly must beat his wings as much as two hundred times a second . By comparison , the hummingbird beats ...
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... bees and butterflies ) walked about in their food and constantly stuck out their tongues . The next time you dine with a fly ( and modern sanitary prac- tice has not greatly diminished the opportunities ) , observe his behavior when he ...
... bees and butterflies ) walked about in their food and constantly stuck out their tongues . The next time you dine with a fly ( and modern sanitary prac- tice has not greatly diminished the opportunities ) , observe his behavior when he ...
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