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... becomes sexually mature , and produces offspring , without itself ever reaching adult form . The reproductive cells are ... become larvae , and literally devour their parent from inside . They in their turn suffer the same fate , so that ...
... becomes sexually mature , and produces offspring , without itself ever reaching adult form . The reproductive cells are ... become larvae , and literally devour their parent from inside . They in their turn suffer the same fate , so that ...
Page 133
... becomes more maggot - like and after a time attacks the larva or pupa of the bee . The rate of feeding is apparently ... become more versatile , and may be internal parasites of caterpillars – for example of both larvae and pupae of the ...
... becomes more maggot - like and after a time attacks the larva or pupa of the bee . The rate of feeding is apparently ... become more versatile , and may be internal parasites of caterpillars – for example of both larvae and pupae of the ...
Page 254
... become less numerous as horses have become fewer . In rural communities the house - fly is still the most common fly at all seasons of the year . That the house - fly has become less common in towns and ' conurbations ' must be ...
... become less numerous as horses have become fewer . In rural communities the house - fly is still the most common fly at all seasons of the year . That the house - fly has become less common in towns and ' conurbations ' must be ...
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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