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... aquatic life , though , as I shall point out from time to time , most of these larvae really live in a marginal Figure 9. The ovipositor of a robber - fly , compressed and strengthened until it will cut into the stems of plants and push ...
... aquatic life , though , as I shall point out from time to time , most of these larvae really live in a marginal Figure 9. The ovipositor of a robber - fly , compressed and strengthened until it will cut into the stems of plants and push ...
Page 50
... aquatic larva living permanently in deep water . Note the pairs of hydrostatic air - sacs fore and aft , the ... aquatic larva is to be eaten , though perhaps only because other hazards are less than on land . Terrestrial insects as well ...
... aquatic larva living permanently in deep water . Note the pairs of hydrostatic air - sacs fore and aft , the ... aquatic larva is to be eaten , though perhaps only because other hazards are less than on land . Terrestrial insects as well ...
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... aquatic larvae , including the near relatives of this one , struggle against being wetted by water , and use the repellent action of an oily secretion to help them in this . We kill larvae of mosquitoes by suddenly replacing the water ...
... aquatic larvae , including the near relatives of this one , struggle against being wetted by water , and use the repellent action of an oily secretion to help them in this . We kill larvae of mosquitoes by suddenly replacing the water ...
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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