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Mormoniella is a minute wasp that lives during its youth as a parasite within a
developing fly (pupa). More than one wasp may grow within a single fly. Since
the pupa represents a limited supply of food, the eventual size of the wasp
depends ...
Mormoniella is a minute wasp that lives during its youth as a parasite within a
developing fly (pupa). More than one wasp may grow within a single fly. Since
the pupa represents a limited supply of food, the eventual size of the wasp
depends ...
Page 94
A wasp that has just constructed a new nest makes a short familiarization flight in
the vicinity of the nest before going out to search for prey with which to provision
the nest. In one nine-second flight a wasp can familiarize herself well enough ...
A wasp that has just constructed a new nest makes a short familiarization flight in
the vicinity of the nest before going out to search for prey with which to provision
the nest. In one nine-second flight a wasp can familiarize herself well enough ...
Page 101
There is a certain wasp that builds a small earthen pot astraddle a stem and
provisions this pot with caterpillars which will serve as food for the wasp larva
destined to develop from the eggs laid therein. If a hole is punched in the pot
while it is ...
There is a certain wasp that builds a small earthen pot astraddle a stem and
provisions this pot with caterpillars which will serve as food for the wasp larva
destined to develop from the eggs laid therein. If a hole is punched in the pot
while it is ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | To know a fly |
| Author | Vincent Gaston Dethier |
| Publisher | Holden-Day, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2010 |
| Length | 119 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Biological research Biology Flies Insects Nature / Insects & Spiders Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology |
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