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... attack flightless birds such as the ostrich , emu , and cassowary . In quite a different family of flies , one species of the genus Hippobosca attacks the ostrich , though all the others of this genus are external parasites of mammals ...
... attack flightless birds such as the ostrich , emu , and cassowary . In quite a different family of flies , one species of the genus Hippobosca attacks the ostrich , though all the others of this genus are external parasites of mammals ...
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... attack toads . James has recorded a fatal infestation of a toad , with larvae of Bufolucilia elongata in the flank of the body . Perhaps toads are particularly vulnerable to attack because they produce so much mucus on the head and body ...
... attack toads . James has recorded a fatal infestation of a toad , with larvae of Bufolucilia elongata in the flank of the body . Perhaps toads are particularly vulnerable to attack because they produce so much mucus on the head and body ...
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... attack celery , parsley , and parsnips . The leaf - mining Agromyzidae disfigure some ornamental shrubs and trees , but seldom defoliate them to the point of danger ; others attack commercial crops such as tea , coffee , and leguminous ...
... attack celery , parsley , and parsnips . The leaf - mining Agromyzidae disfigure some ornamental shrubs and trees , but seldom defoliate them to the point of danger ; others attack commercial crops such as tea , coffee , and leguminous ...
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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