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... moving themselves in and out of the water as do their freshwater relatives , these larvae of the intertidal zone stay ... move actively if stimulated , but hardly ever leave their silken tubes . The carnivorous larvae , on the other hand ...
... moving themselves in and out of the water as do their freshwater relatives , these larvae of the intertidal zone stay ... move actively if stimulated , but hardly ever leave their silken tubes . The carnivorous larvae , on the other hand ...
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... move about in a terrestrial medium , soil , compost , and so on , and so pre- datory larvae have to search harder to ... moving current of water , or by sweeping it through the mouth with mouth - brushes , or both . Such a diet is highly ...
... move about in a terrestrial medium , soil , compost , and so on , and so pre- datory larvae have to search harder to ... moving current of water , or by sweeping it through the mouth with mouth - brushes , or both . Such a diet is highly ...
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... move sluggishly . It is possible that this calcareous layer is a sort of built - in cocoon with the aid of which the ... moves out of the water , or other wet surroundings , into a drier place , soil , or leaf- mould , but some aquatic ...
... move sluggishly . It is possible that this calcareous layer is a sort of built - in cocoon with the aid of which the ... moves out of the water , or other wet surroundings , into a drier place , soil , or leaf- mould , but some aquatic ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 32 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
CRANEFLIES | 29 |
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abdomen acalyptrate actively adapted adult flies African Agromyzidae animals appearance aquatic larvae Asilidae attack bats bee-flies bees behaviour biological birds biting black-flies blood bloodsucking blow-flies body Bombyliidae Brachycera breed Calliphora carnivorous Cecidomyiidae Chapter Chironomidae Chloropidae Chrysops crane-flies Cyclorrhapha decaying developed Diptera disease Dolichopodidae dung egg-laying eggs emerge Empididae Empids Ephydridae evolution evolutionary evolved eyes families of flies female flight flowers genera genus gnats habit habitats head Hippoboscidae horse-flies host hover-flies hovering insects known large numbers larvae larvae feed larvae live legs Lucilia maggot males mammals mandibles mating midges mosquitoes mouthparts Muscidae Mycetophilidae Nematocera nests non-biting Nycteribiidae organic oxygen parasites perhaps Phorids piercing plants prey primitive proboscis pupae pupal pupate robber-flies seen Simulium skin soil sometimes species spiracles stage Stratiomyidae Streblidae sub-family suck surface swarms Syrphid Syrphidae Tabanidae Tabanus terrestrial thorax tion tissues tropical Trypetidae tsetse-flies vegetation wasps wings