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... water - midges and gnats have inclined more towards an aquatic life , though , as I shall point out from time to time , most of these larvae really live in a marginal Figure 9. The ovipositor of a robber - fly , compressed and ...
... water - midges and gnats have inclined more towards an aquatic life , though , as I shall point out from time to time , most of these larvae really live in a marginal Figure 9. The ovipositor of a robber - fly , compressed and ...
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... aquatic larvae of non - biting midges are very much alike in their appearance , they have cultivated a wide variety of habitats . Some remain in their fixed cases all their lives , others have movable ... larvae of non - 63 WATER - MIDGES.
... aquatic larvae of non - biting midges are very much alike in their appearance , they have cultivated a wide variety of habitats . Some remain in their fixed cases all their lives , others have movable ... larvae of non - 63 WATER - MIDGES.
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... aquatic larvae , including the near relatives of this one , struggle against being wetted by water , and use the repellent action of an oily secretion to help them in this . We kill larvae of mosquitoes by suddenly replacing the water ...
... aquatic larvae , including the near relatives of this one , struggle against being wetted by water , and use the repellent action of an oily secretion to help them in this . We kill larvae of mosquitoes by suddenly replacing the water ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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