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... surface of the sea , supported by the surface tension at the tips of its middle and hind feet , and using the tips of its wings as paddles . It can also swim below the surface , using the long first and third legs and possibly the ...
... surface of the sea , supported by the surface tension at the tips of its middle and hind feet , and using the tips of its wings as paddles . It can also swim below the surface , using the long first and third legs and possibly the ...
Page 85
... surface film over stones and in shallow water , and we may see in this a hint that mosquitoes have evolved in a direction of their own , exploiting fully the peculiar advantages of the water / air boundary . Only a few mosquito - larvae ...
... surface film over stones and in shallow water , and we may see in this a hint that mosquitoes have evolved in a direction of their own , exploiting fully the peculiar advantages of the water / air boundary . Only a few mosquito - larvae ...
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... surface to the water is that a light oil is not repelled by the oily spiracles , and thus flows into the tracheae , displacing the air , and asphyxiating the larvae . Modern anti - larval oils are highly toxic , and the quick flow ...
... surface to the water is that a light oil is not repelled by the oily spiracles , and thus flows into the tracheae , displacing the air , and asphyxiating the larvae . Modern anti - larval oils are highly toxic , and the quick flow ...
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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