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Page 155
... appearance . Some tiny flies , notably Pipunculidae and Drosophili- dae , hover equally competently , but they are so tiny that they are seldom noticed by anyone who is not specially looking for them . Males of some of the larger hover ...
... appearance . Some tiny flies , notably Pipunculidae and Drosophili- dae , hover equally competently , but they are so tiny that they are seldom noticed by anyone who is not specially looking for them . Males of some of the larger hover ...
Page 168
... appearance from either Stylogaster or the ant . One cannot say that the appearance of Conopids is never advanta- geous , but in the main the coincidence that wasp - like flies should parasitize Hymenoptera tells against the theory of ...
... appearance from either Stylogaster or the ant . One cannot say that the appearance of Conopids is never advanta- geous , but in the main the coincidence that wasp - like flies should parasitize Hymenoptera tells against the theory of ...
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... appearance , rather bare , and very much wrinkled and mottled , as if they were suffering from leprosy . Patton thought that this served to conceal them among the wool of sheep , but they also attack many other animals with much shorter ...
... appearance , rather bare , and very much wrinkled and mottled , as if they were suffering from leprosy . Patton thought that this served to conceal them among the wool of sheep , but they also attack many other animals with much shorter ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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