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... bees of the genus Xylocopa . The bees make their cells in burrows in wood , old trees , dry stems , and the structural timbers of fences and build- ings . The larvae of the flies live in smaller burrows in the same wood . The adult ...
... bees of the genus Xylocopa . The bees make their cells in burrows in wood , old trees , dry stems , and the structural timbers of fences and build- ings . The larvae of the flies live in smaller burrows in the same wood . The adult ...
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... bee - like Mallophora , and in North America Dasyllis and Bombomima are close mimics of bumblebees . Some of these do in fact prey on bees , including hive - bees , and so they may be a nuisance to farmers who rely on the bees to ...
... bee - like Mallophora , and in North America Dasyllis and Bombomima are close mimics of bumblebees . Some of these do in fact prey on bees , including hive - bees , and so they may be a nuisance to farmers who rely on the bees to ...
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... bee - like members , but at least four complete families of flies are so much like bees and wasps that in flight they are often mistaken for them , even by entomologists with some experi- ence . Probably the most widely known bee - fly ...
... bee - like members , but at least four complete families of flies are so much like bees and wasps that in flight they are often mistaken for them , even by entomologists with some experi- ence . Probably the most widely known bee - fly ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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