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... larvae because the abdominal plates that are characteristic of many larvae of this family may be black and very ... feed upon the rich growth of algae and fungi , with bacteria and Pro- tozoa , that covers the immense surface area of the ...
... larvae because the abdominal plates that are characteristic of many larvae of this family may be black and very ... feed upon the rich growth of algae and fungi , with bacteria and Pro- tozoa , that covers the immense surface area of the ...
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Harold Oldroyd. provide shelter for tube - making larvae of non - biting midges , sharing food with them , or gathering an algal growth upon which the midge- larvae feed . Commensals confer no benefit on their ' host ' animal , but Brock ...
Harold Oldroyd. provide shelter for tube - making larvae of non - biting midges , sharing food with them , or gathering an algal growth upon which the midge- larvae feed . Commensals confer no benefit on their ' host ' animal , but Brock ...
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... feed so greedily from human food- stuffs . It will sip sugary substances , but the main object of its rest- less ... larvae feed naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead . In suitable weather the arrival of egg - laying females ...
... feed so greedily from human food- stuffs . It will sip sugary substances , but the main object of its rest- less ... larvae feed naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead . In suitable weather the arrival of egg - laying females ...
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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