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... egg- burdened blowfly cruised urgently about seeking a suitable place to lay her cream - colored cylindrical eggs . In her wan- dering , she encountered the tantalizing odor and , unravel- ing the tangled skein that swirled and twisted ...
... egg- burdened blowfly cruised urgently about seeking a suitable place to lay her cream - colored cylindrical eggs . In her wan- dering , she encountered the tantalizing odor and , unravel- ing the tangled skein that swirled and twisted ...
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... egg - laying , however , it is a different story . Raw liver is the most attractive medium for egg - lay- ing . A fly that would remain egg - bound till the death when there is no suitable substrate available will disgorge hundreds of eggs ...
... egg - laying , however , it is a different story . Raw liver is the most attractive medium for egg - lay- ing . A fly that would remain egg - bound till the death when there is no suitable substrate available will disgorge hundreds of eggs ...
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... eggs . The development of a fly's eggs cannot proceed to com- pletion without protein any more than a hen's egg can be packaged in a shell by a hen that lacks calcium in her diet . After the eggs are fully developed , the fly switches ...
... eggs . The development of a fly's eggs cannot proceed to com- pletion without protein any more than a hen's egg can be packaged in a shell by a hen that lacks calcium in her diet . After the eggs are fully developed , the fly switches ...
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