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... probably passed their peak , and the future evolution of flies probably lies with such small flies as Drosophila , the famous fruit - fly , because they have not yet committed themselves too far in any direction , and obviously retain a ...
... probably passed their peak , and the future evolution of flies probably lies with such small flies as Drosophila , the famous fruit - fly , because they have not yet committed themselves too far in any direction , and obviously retain a ...
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... probably more abundant in the tropics , and many remain to be discovered there . With their slow flight they are very vulnerable , and are heavily attacked by predators of all kinds , from ants to birds . Predatory flies such as ...
... probably more abundant in the tropics , and many remain to be discovered there . With their slow flight they are very vulnerable , and are heavily attacked by predators of all kinds , from ants to birds . Predatory flies such as ...
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... probably towards the close of the Mesozoic Era . ' By this reckoning , flies are much older than Lepidoptera , a little older than Hymenoptera , and juvenile compared with beetles , which have changed little in appearance or relative ...
... probably towards the close of the Mesozoic Era . ' By this reckoning , flies are much older than Lepidoptera , a little older than Hymenoptera , and juvenile compared with beetles , which have changed little in appearance or relative ...
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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